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| 3/10/2012 Saturday-
6 pm
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Author Reception
Meet Dr. Jeannie Whayne as she discusses her newest offering:
Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Agriculture in the New South (Making the Modern South)
In Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Southern Agriculture Jeannie Whayne employs the fascinating history of a powerful plantation owner, Robert E. "Lee" Wilson, in the Arkansas delta to recount the evolution of southern agriculture from the late nineteenth century through World War II. Whayne provides a compelling case study of both one mans strategic innovation and the changing economy of South.
Jeannie M. Whayne is a professor of history at the University of Arkansas, director of the Arkansas Center for Oral and Visual History, editor of the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, and secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Historical Association. She is co-author of Arkansas: A Narrative History (Arkansas), and co-editor of The Clinton Riddle: Perspectives on the Forty-second President (Arkansas)
This is a free event.
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