{"product_id":"a-pictorial-history-of-arkansass-mary-l-kwas-9781557289551","title":"A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House: Celebrating 175 Years","description":"Arkansas's Old State House, arguably the most famous building in the state, was conceived during the territorial period and has served through statehood. \u003ci\u003eA History of Arkansas's Old State House\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of the architecture and purposes of the remarkable building. The history begins with Gov. John Pope's ideas for a symbolic state house for Arkansas and continues through the construction years and an expansion in 1885. After years of deterioration, the building was abandoned by the state government, and the Old State House then became a medical school and office building. Kwas traces the subsequent fight for the building's preservation on to its use today as a popular museum of Arkansas history and culture. Brief biographies of secretaries of state, preservationists, caretakers, and others are included, and the book is generously illustrated with early and seldom-seen photographs, drawings, and memorabilia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary L. Kwas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557289557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557289551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.60w x 1.00d","brand":"Mary L. Kwas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449744568575,"sku":"9781557289551","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27b8373f-55b0-46f2-ba83-81d8793a3941.jpg?v=1777264723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-pictorial-history-of-arkansass-mary-l-kwas-9781557289551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}