Pfeiffer country : tenant farms and business activities of Paul Pfeiffer in Clay County, Arkansas, 1902-1954 /
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| Author / Creator: | Laymon, Sherry. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Little Rock, Ark. : Butler Center Books/Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, 2009. |
| Description: | 239 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7727237 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Foreword
- I. Introduction
- II. Clay County-Arkansas's Frontier
- Native Americans in the Mississippi Valley
- Spanish Imprints in the Future Arkansas Delta
- French Culture in the Delta
- Transportation-River Travel
- Earthquakes Create Sunk Lands and Enlarge the Swamp
- Religion-Clay County
- Creation of Clay County
- Railroad Debut in Northeast Arkansas
- Second Migration to Clay County
- Clay County Homesteads in the Early Twentieth Century
- III. Cotton Fields in Clay County
- IV. Pfeiffers in Piggott
- V. Pfeiffer Farm Structures
- Vernacular Architecture in the Arkansas Delta
- Pfeiffer Farm Structures
- The Layout of the Farmstead
- VI. Pfeiffer Farming Operations
- The Great Depression Era, New Deal Politics, and the Drought
- VII. Liquidation of Pfeiffer Farms
- Changes in Agriculture after Pfeiffer's Death
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Unpublished Materials
- Oral Interviews and Personal Communications
- Newspapers
- Public and Legal Documents
- Internet Websites
- Published Books and Articles
- Appendices
- I. Paul Pfeiffer's Land Transactions in Butler County, Iowa
- II. Paul and Gus Pfeiffer's Land Transactions in Butler County, Iowa
- III. Bushels of Crops Produced in Clay County, 1880-1910
- IV. Pfeiffer Land Purchases and Sales, 1914-1919
- V. Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1920-1928
- VI. Crops in Clay County, 1910-1930
- VII. Farms in Clay County, 1910-1930
- VIII. Pfeiffer's Land Transactions, 1931-1938
- IX. Paul Pfeiffer Land Sales, 1939-1943
- X. Karl Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1944-1954
- XI. Farm Statistics in Clay County, 1930-1950
- XII. Trend Toward Mechanization in Clay County
- XIII. Last Will and Testament of Paul Pfeiffer
- XIV. Last Will and Testament of Mary Pfeiffer
- XV. Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Paul Pfeiffer
- XVI. Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Karl Pfeiffer
