Kenneth Bridges

Arkansas Memories Kenneth Bridges

"Arkansas Memories: The Collected History Minute Columns, Volume II" is the follow-up to the popular "In An Arkansas Minute: The Collected History Minute Columns." This anthology includes tales of great writers, scientists, war heroes, and inventors who built Arkansas and America. "Arkansas Memories" also includes stories of the titanic political personalities and clashes that shaped Arkansas and the nation such as Sen. John McClellan and Sen. Joseph T. Robinson. Profiles also include outlaws, civil rights activists, musicians, and cabinet secretaries. "Arkansas Memories" tells how oilman H. L. Hunt went from indebted Arkansas cotton farmer to the richest oilman in the world, starting with a card game in an El Dorado speakeasy. Inside "Arkansas Memories," find mysteries such as the fearsome Moonlight Murders that haunted 1946 Texarkana and the disappearance of attorney Maud Crawford. Profiles also include the Arkansas roots of great scientists such as kidney transplant pioneer Dr. Samuel Koontz and researcher Dr. Margaret Pittman, the woman who cured whooping cough with her vaccine. Figures from notorious frontier legends as outlaw Belle Starr and the lawless Arkansas adventures of lawman Wyatt Earp to beloved actress Dale Evans and civil rights champion Daisy Bates are included. "Arkansas Memories" is an engaging collection that is a must for any history lover. The History Minute column appears weekly in 42 newspapers across Arkansas. This is the sixth book by Dr. Bridges.