02794cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000310012824501500015926400510030930000470036033600260040733700260043333800360045950000310049550801910052652011670071753400450188465300760192965300780200565300480208365300300213165300470216165300480220865300400225665300400229685600430233699900170237951118UtSlPG20260610134157.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07021380  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE4561 aMonks, William,d1830-191312aA History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas :bBeing an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-02-03  aE-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas" by William Monks is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the early settlements in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas, highlighting significant events like the Civil War and the rise of local groups such as the Ku-Klux. Monks, sharing his personal experiences, sheds light on the lives and challenges faced by early settlers in these regions.  The opening of the narrative introduces William Monks himself, detailing his family's migration from Alabama to Arkansas in the early 1840s. It paints a vivid picture of the early pioneering life, describing the harsh realities of settlement, wildlife abundance, and the use of pelts and honey as currency. Monks emphasizes the cooperative spirit among early settlers, the establishment of communities, and the gradual improvements in education and social structures. The introduction sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the cultural and historical developments in this area, establishing Monks as both a participant and a chronicler of these transformative times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements  aMissouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865  aMonks, William, 1830-1913  aGuerrillas -- Ozark Mountains -- Biography  aArkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865  aMissouri -- History -- 19th century  aArkansas -- History -- 19th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51118  c91956d91956