The following books are available via their publishing houses or through local booksellers such as Pearl’s Books just off the Fayetteville Square.
A Brief History of Fayetteville, Arkansas
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This 160-page book chronicles history of Fayetteville, Arkansas, with stories of the persons and events that have kept the town growing for nearly two centuries. Although it suffered decimation during the Civil War as troops moved throughout the region, it rebounded strongly after the war.
In 1871, Fayetteville successfully bid to be home to the University of Arkansas, the state’s first public university. Today, the city represents a cultural convergence, with remnants of historic trails such as the Military Road between St. Louis and Fort Smith criss-crossing with the Trail of Tears.
Images of America: Fayetteville
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Ellen Compton and Charlie Alison compiled this collection of rarely seen images from Fayetteville’s past, spanning a time period from the 1860s when the earliest photographic images of Fayetteville were taken, to the mid-1960s, the point at which Fayetteville quit being a big town and became a small city.
The images come primarily from two repositories — the Washington County Historical Society’s photo collection held by the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, and the many Fayetteville-related collections held by the University of Arkansas’s Division of Special Collections. Royalties from the sale of this book go to the Washington County Historical Society.
Millennial Milestones of Northwest Arkansas
- Out of print
During the year leading up to Jan. 1, 2000, the roll-over of time to the third millennium, reporters for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas wrote a series of newspaper articles about the history of Northwest Arkansas, published throughout the year. Charlie Alison oversaw organization of the project with other editors and provided final edit for the series of stories, which were then drawn together by the newspaper for publication as a book at the beginning of the millennial year.
One of the difficulties of the project was making sure that the various communities, businesses and organizations across Northwest Arkansas felt included and were included. Finding the right stories for the right reporters proved one of the most enjoyable parts of the experience, giving writers a freedom to research and write more holistic ways than they typically could on their daily beat.
Word, Image and Sound 