{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-ozarks-volume-1-the-old-ozarksvolume-1-9780252085499","title":"A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarksvolume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Missouri History Book Award, from the State Historical Society of Missouri \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Arkansiana Award, from the Arkansas Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Ozarks reflect the epic tableau of the American people--the native Osage and would-be colonial conquerors, the determined settlers and on-the-make speculators, the hardscrabble farmers and visionary entrepreneurs. Brooks Blevins begins his three-volume history of the region and its inhabitants in deep prehistory, charting how the highlands came to exist. From there he turns to the political and economic motivations behind the eagerness of many peoples to possess the Ozarks. Blevins places these early proto-Ozarkers within the context of the economic, social, and political forces that drove American history. But he also tells the colorful human stories that fill the region's storied past--and contribute to the powerful myths and misunderstandings that even today distort our views of the Ozarks' places and people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A monumental history in the grand tradition, \u003ci\u003eA History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone who cares about the highland heart of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10372333\"\u003eBrooks Blevins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252085499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252085493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036120\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooks Blevins\u003c\/b\u003e is the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author or editor of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eA History of the Ozarks, Volume 2: The Conflicted Ozarks\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGhost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eArkansas, Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters, Hillbillies, and Good Ol' Boys Defined a State\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686836539629,"sku":"9780252085499","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dd8af0da-1ee1-4a81-a68d-bccafd8968e8.jpg?v=1649778662","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-ozarks-volume-1-the-old-ozarksvolume-1-9780252085499","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}