A Pictorial History: Dardanelle and the Bottoms, 1880S-1980S - Paperback

by Diane Gleason (Author), Joe Grimes (Author)

As a pictorial narrative, this book offers the reader a glimpse into the diverse life experiences of the residents of Dardanelle, Arkansas, and the adjacent agricultural region known as the Bottoms from 1880 to 1980. These photographs depict an enterprising, usually courageous, sometimes rowdy people and their world. From Dardanelle businesses to the Bottoms cotton, this world was filled with strength, tragedy, and beauty. The contours of the lives these photographs reveal expand the historical record and understanding of a world now largely gone.

Author Biography

Dr. Diane Gleason, a native of Dardanelle, recently completed a forty-year teaching career. She has published two books: Dardanelle and the Bottoms: Environment, Agriculture, and the Economy in an Arkansas River Community, 1819-1970 (2017) and Warren G. Harding: Harbinger of Normalcy co-authored with Dr. H. Micheal Tarver (2012). Gleason currently continues historical research and writing at her Dardanelle, Arkansas facility, Gleason Historical Studies. Joe Grimes, the son and grandson of tenant farmers, grew-up in Carden Bottom. After completing a career in the United States Air Force, he returned to Dardanelle to begin a successful business career and raise his family. Joe and his wife, Joann, continue to live in Dardanelle surrounded by friends and family who respect and admire his character and his unfailing interest in the Bottoms.