Project Gutenberg 2016-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 86 Monks, William 1830 1913 07021380 A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas" by William Monks is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the early settlements in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, highlighting significant events like the Civil War and the rise of local groups such as the Ku-Klux. Monks, sharing his personal experiences, sheds light on the lives and challenges faced by early settlers in these regions. The opening of the narrative introduces William Monks himself, detailing his family's migration from Alabama to Arkansas in the early 1840s. It paints a vivid picture of the early pioneering life, describing the harsh realities of settlement, wildlife abundance, and the use of pelts and honey as currency. Monks emphasizes the cooperative spirit among early settlers, the establishment of communities, and the gradual improvements in education and social structures. The introduction sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the cultural and historical developments in this area, establishing Monks as both a participant and a chronicler of these transformative times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Monks, William, 1830-1913 Guerrillas -- Ozark Mountains -- Biography Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Missouri -- History -- 19th century Arkansas -- History -- 19th century E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 468622 468453 2024-09-21T11:02:05.752491 2023-09-22T08:10:40.413313 text/html text/html 468419 2016-02-03T11:12:05 text/html 1862760 2016-02-03T11:14:33 text/html application/zip 1982996 2024-09-21T11:02:12.120515 application/epub+zip 1983422 2024-09-21T11:02:07.172516 application/epub+zip 306379 2024-09-21T11:02:06.444769 application/epub+zip 2022539 2024-09-21T11:02:16.167452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1987055 2024-09-21T11:02:11.457489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435412 2022-09-23T09:09:52.377020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436608 436434 2024-09-21T11:02:05.208545 2023-09-22T08:10:39.665314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436736 2016-02-03T11:07:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151139 2016-02-03T11:07:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19981 2024-09-21T11:02:16.303437 application/rdf+xml 10920 2024-09-21T11:02:06.662555 image/jpeg 2208 2024-09-21T11:02:06.554493 image/jpeg 1936112 2024-09-21T11:02:05.839525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog