In 1837 Representative Joseph J. Anthony stabs the speaker of the house to death during a debate about wolf pelts. In 1899 Hot Springs police shoot it out with the county sheriffs over control of illegal gambling.
In 1974 President Richard Nixon resigns in part due to the outspokenness of Pine Bluff native Martha Mitchell. In this special print project of the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, legendary cartoonist Ron Wolfe brings these and many other stories to life. Accompanied by selected entries from the encyclopedia, Wolfe's cartoons highlight the oddities and absurdities of our state's history.
Seriously, you couldn't make up this stuff.
| ISBN: | 9781935106739 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2014 |
| Author: | Ron Wolfe, Guy Lancaster |
| Illustrator: | Ron Wolfe |
| Publisher: | University of Arkansas Press an imprint of The University of Arkansas Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 190 pages |
| Genres: |
Local history |
In 1837 Representative Joseph J. Anthony stabs the speaker of the house to death during a debate about wolf pelts.
Arkansas in Ink features in the following genres: Local history
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Arkansas in Ink was written by Ron Wolfe, Guy Lancaster and published by University of Arkansas Press an imprint of The University of Arkansas Press
Arkansas in Ink has 190 pages