<p>Come visit an enchanting place too long overlooked in American History, where steamboats battled difficult waters to bring life to the banks of the Arkansas and Louisiana waterway known as Bayou Bartholomew. Artfully written, this narrative flows like the landscape it describes, brimming with facts, details and family names so valuable to historians and genealogists. Beginning with the first inhabitants and a brief description of the archeological remains they left behind, the author explores the bayou through chapters like The Colonial Wilderness, Early Bayou Settlements in Southeast Arkansas, Early Bayou Settlements in Northeast Louisiana, A Steamboat Thoroughfare, A Watery Land, Hunters and their Prey, Good Times on the Bayou, and more. Part II is devoted to family histories; and lists births, deaths and marriages for hundreds of surnames including: Abraugh, Boone, Bunch, Chambliss, Crawley, Currie, Day, deYampert, Doles, Foster, Harp, Kinnaird, Robertson, Naff, Norris, Pugh, Robertson, Shackelford, Thomas and White. Twenty-three pages of notes and a twelve-page bibliography reveal and enhance the archival effort behind this book which also includes a list of the oral respondents interviewed by the author, their date of birth and the date of their meeting. An appendix lists the names of all signers of the Canal Petition to Congress by Citizens of Chicot County in 1833 and six tables contain information about commerce, population, and the names of all the steamboats documented on the Bayou Bartholomew. For Arkansas and Louisiana natives, this is a must have addition to your library, and for the curious reader, it guarantees an enjoyable and enlightening experience.</p>

Bartholomew�s Song

History

DeArmond-Huskey, Rebecca

Americas

Heritage Books, Inc.

<p>Bayou Bartholomew, which wends its serpentine way across southeastern Arkansas before disappearing into Louisiana, provides the centerpiece and setting for the history of a land and its people. A thorough history of this area, with more than 100 pages of family histories, making this an important reference for the historian or genealogy researcher. Contents: Area History - The Bayou Country: A Wilderness Land; Portland: A Delta Town That Endured; Rough Riding: Overland Transportation; From Slave To Free Labor: Bondage, War and Reconstruction; The Twentieth Century: Wars and Natural Disasters; The Great Wilderness Disappears: The Timber Industry; From Farming to Agri-Business; Attempts to Stay Well: Disease, Treatment and Death; Crime and Punishment; Having Fun on the Bayou; Shadows Along the Bayou; Epilogue; Notes; Part II - Family Histories; Appendices - Cemeteries; Post Offices; Who, What and Where; Bibliography; Subject Index; Family Name Index.</p>

Beyond Bartholomew: The Portland area history

River Road Press

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Bartholomew�s Song

Beyond Bartholomew: The Portland area history