{"product_id":"fort-smith-and-sebastian-county-9781531665678","title":"Fort Smith and Sebastian County","description":"From its establishment as a settlement known as \u003cbr\u003eLa Belle Pointe in 1817, to the founding of the town \u003cbr\u003eof Fort Smith by John Rogers in 1839, to its present-day \u003cbr\u003elife as a thriving community full of civic energy, the \u003cbr\u003earea at the junction of the Poteau and Arkansas Rivers \u003cbr\u003ehas a long and colorful history. \u003cbr\u003eIn Fort Smith and Sebastian County, you are invited to \u003cbr\u003etake a visual tour of the area as it was in the early days, \u003cbr\u003ewhen the town of Fort Smith was located near the heart \u003cbr\u003eof the Outlaw Territory. Learn about the impact that \u003cbr\u003eoutlaws such as Belle Starr, Cherokee Bill and the Rufus \u003cbr\u003eBuck Gang, and Smoker Mankiller had on the area, \u003cbr\u003eand discover why, on the floor of Congress, Judge Isaac \u003cbr\u003eParker's courthouse was described as a \"slaughterhouse.\" \u003cbr\u003eAlso included in this collection are early snapshots \u003cbr\u003eof local landmarks including the Goldman Hotel, the \u003cbr\u003eCoca-Cola Bottling Plant, and the Union Station \u003cbr\u003eTrain Depot, as well as rare images of Sebastian County \u003cbr\u003eresidents at work and at play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531665678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Lola Shropshire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103851020469,"sku":"9781531665678","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f106fd02-95a6-42b2-b8a3-5cd9ef96604d.jpg?v=1693281296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fort-smith-and-sebastian-county-9781531665678","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}