A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of PeaceBy William Monks
Length7h 45m
About this audiobook
William Monks's A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas is a vigorous regional chronicle of the Ozark borderlands, tracing early settlement, Civil War disruption, Reconstruction violence, and the uneasy return to civic order. Written in a plain, testimonial style, it combines local history, memoir, political argument, and documentary recollection. Its literary context is the late nineteenth-century American tradition of partisan war remembrance, where personal witness and communal record often merge to preserve contested events from oblivion. Monks was not a detached antiquarian but a participant in the world he describes. A Unionist from a region riven by divided loyalties, he served during the Civil War and later wrote from intimate knowledge of guerrilla conflict, neighborhood reprisals, and the social tensions that outlasted formal peace. His perspective is shaped by loyalty, grievance, and a desire to vindicate those who, in his view, defended law and national union amid local chaos. This book is recommended to readers interested in Civil War border studies, Ozark history, memory, and regional identity. Though partisan, it is invaluable as a primary source, preserving the emotional texture of a fractured society.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 45 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas (Annotated)
2Introduction.
3EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
4Dow Bryant and a Gallon of Whisky
5The Tutt and Evert War.
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6Indians Chase a Sheriff Ten Miles.
7How a Mob Was Prevented
8Religion and Politics.
9MISSOURI AND THE CIVIL WAR.
10A Big Confederate Meeting at West Plains.
11McBride Establishes Military Law.
12General Lyons Drives Rebels from Rolla.
13The Testing of Loyal Hearts.
14Rebels Defeated in Douglas County.
15Rebels Capture Col. Monks.
16"Billy, You Ought Not to be So Saucy."
17Sold as a Beef Cow.
18The Confederate Army or Hell.
19In Camp at Yellville.
20Makes His Escape.
21Arrives at Springfield.
22General Lyon Killed at Wilson Creek.
23Their Wives and Other Women Bury Them.
24A General Jackson Soldier Shot Down.
25Benjamin Alsup Taken to Little Rock.
26Loyal Women Driven From Their Homes.
27Establishing a Federal Post at West Plains.
28Lusk Sees Some Lopeared Dutch.
29Goes to Washington City.
30The Delegation Meets the President.
31Incidents of 1863.
32Court-Martialed and Shot.
33How Received by the Batesville Ladies.
34If You Will Grease and Butter Him.
35Give an Oyster Supper
36Another Meeting With Captain Forshee
37Murdering Federal Soldiers.
38A Rebel Raid.
39Rescuing Union Families.
40General Price's Raid.
41Capt. Monks Establishes a Post at Licking.
42Skirmishes with the Rebels.
43Ridding the Country of Bushwhackers.
44Battle at Mammoth Spring.
45"Uncle Tommy" and His Crutches.
46Disposing of Union Men.
47Union Supplies Captured by Rebels.
48Bravery of Captain Alsup.
49Bushwhacking in Howell County.
50Colonel Freeman's Second Raid.
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