{"product_id":"alias-bill-arp-david-b-parker-9780820334509","title":"Alias Bill Arp: Charles Henry Smith and the South's Goodly Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1861 to 1903 humorist Charles Henry Smith, writing as Bill Arp, a sly Georgia back-woodsman, was the South's most widely read newspaper columnist. Knowing the immense popularity of Smith's writings historian have suggested that southerners saw him as a voice for their concerns. While the idea that Bill Arp spoke for his region is sound, the intent of the writings has been misconstrued over time, argues David Parker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlias Bill Arp\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker shows that Smith was not a contented observer of the post-Reconstruction New South as is widely inferred from his most widely read work--his syndicated weekly column in the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e that he began writing in 1878. Considering the full range of Smith's work, Parker says, shows him to be one of the South's harshest critics. After a brief survey of Smith's life, Parker surveys the Bull Arp writings, highlighting their major topics, and explaining what they meant to readers of that era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David B. Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820334502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820334509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"David B. Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216512332031,"sku":"9780820334509","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a53b13fc-13a7-4e6c-9acd-a0349e8fec83.jpg?v=1771991494","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alias-bill-arp-david-b-parker-9780820334509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}