Lots of other little theegions that really give ozarks region a lot of diverse, physically speaking. My interest in the history of the ozarks dates back to my undergraduate days. I went to school in the age of the ozarks, a Little College called i had grown up in the ozarks. I just didnt really know it. Identity is a funny thing. When i grew up, i associated with the ozarks with places that advertised them. They kind of branded themselves as part of the ozarks. We watched Television Channels out of springfield, missouri, they were always talking about the ozarks. I thought thats where the ozarks must have been, around springfield, missouri. I remember, i was an undergrad in the library at lyon college, and i came across this book written by a geographer named milton lafferty. I opened it up and there was a map of the ozarks, the borders. I discovered i grew up in the ozarks, but had never really i knew i grew up in the hills, that we were hill people, but i Never Associated myself with