“A well-written and important introduction to the subject that no historian of the old southwestern frontier will want to overlook.”
—Ronald L. F. Davis, American Historical Review
“Bolton’s in-depth research in demography, land holding, property ownership, and wealth distribution is both able and thorough … a fine, comparative exploration of early Arkansas.”
—Alan Gallay, Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“A delightful corrective to the state’s antebellum image.”
—Fred Arthur Bailey, Journal of Southern History