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Enduring days of mad dogs and bad luck


All Christian comfort is denied,
Dog Days!
The great bulk of 19th-century Arkansans had to be stoic since they could not afford to spend two months in the Adirondacks each summer. This was especially true of women. Wives cooked meals on open fireplaces, or after about 1890, on wood-burning cast iron stoves.
Both women and men often worked long hours in the cotton or corn fields. Life was most uncomfortable for enslaved men and women who often labored under both a hot sun and an armed overseer.
Fortunately for farmers and laborers, many of the row crops had been hoed and laid by before the dog days, allowing a respite from the worst of farm work. It was at this time that many rural Arkansans attended religious camp meetings, often sleeping in open wagons, and using the occasion for visiting and maybe courting. ....

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Tom Dillard: 'Arkansas Made' might change your stereotypes about the state


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Tom Dillard: Arkansas Made might change your stereotypes about the state
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Tom Dillard
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Our knowledge of Arkansas history recently received a huge boost with the publication of a massive two-volume study titled Arkansas Made. The subtitle explains that the books comprise a survey of the decorative, mechanical and fine arts produced in Arkansas through 1950.
These books, published by the University of Arkansas Press, demonstrate that Arkansas, from the earliest years, is far more complex than the stereotypes allow.
Arkansas Made is the second edition of two volumes by the same title published in 1990-91. While the original edition contained 447 pages, the new edition has 1,344 pages and more than 1,300 images. Elegantly printed and hardbound, together they weigh nearly 13 pounds. ....

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