The Old John Clark Road: Sebastian Co. Arkansas after the Civil War

by Steven W. Clark

A description of late 19th century life on Sugarloaf Mountain in Southern Sebastian County, Arkansas following the Civil War. The Old John Clark Road is an important frontier road built by the John Clark family that is still used today in the 21st century. Belgian Mules and freight wagons, Civil War politics and history, Indian Territory friends, Stand Watie, Arkansas River Steamboats, Towson Military Road, the development of Ft. Smith, glass negative photography and other frontier stories are discussed using previously unpublished documents held by the Clark Family. The story begins and ends with three young boys on the Clark Homestead in 1990, still owned by descendants of John Clark but most of the story takes place in the 1880's on the Old John Clark Road as it winds its way into the frontier town of Ft. Smith, Arkansas

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483971082
• ISBN13: 9781483971087
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"