Contents | p. 5 |
Foreword | p. 7 |
Introduction | p. 11 |
Clay County-Arkansas's Frontier | p. 18 |
Native Americans in the Mississippi Valley | p. 20 |
Spanish Imprints in the Future Arkansas Delta | p. 21 |
French Culture in the Delta | p. 22 |
Transportation-River Travel | p. 23 |
Earthquakes Create Sunk Lands and Enlarge the Swamp | p. 24 |
Religion-Clay County | p. 26 |
Creation of Clay County | p. 28 |
Railroad Debut in Northeast Arkansas | p. 30 |
Second Migration to Clay County | p. 32 |
Clay County Homesteads in the Early Twentieth Century | p. 37 |
Cotton Fields in Clay County | p. 41 |
Pfeiffers in Piggott | p. 62 |
Pfeiffer Farm Structures | p. 89 |
Vernacular Architecture in the Arkansas Delta | p. 91 |
Pfeiffer Farm Structures | p. 92 |
The Layout of the Farmstead | p. 114 |
Pfeiffer Farming Operations | p. 119 |
The Great Depression Era, New Deal Politics, and the Drought | p. 133 |
Liquidation of Pfeiffer Farms | p. 147 |
Changes in Agriculture after Pfeiffer's Death | p. 162 |
Notes | p. 168 |
Bibliography | p. 198 |
Unpublished Materials | p. 198 |
Oral Interviews and Personal Communications | p. 204 |
Newspapers | p. 205 |
Public and Legal Documents | p. 209 |
Internet Websites | p. 211 |
Published Books and Articles | p. 216 |
Appendices | p. 223 |
Paul Pfeiffer's Land Transactions in Butler County, Iowa | p. 223 |
Paul and Gus Pfeiffer's Land Transactions in Butler County, Iowa | p. 223 |
Bushels of Crops Produced in Clay County, 1880-1910 | p. 224 |
Pfeiffer Land Purchases and Sales, 1914-1919 | p. 224 |
Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1920-1928 | p. 224 |
Crops in Clay County, 1910-1930 | p. 225 |
Farms in Clay County, 1910-1930 | p. 225 |
Pfeiffer's Land Transactions, 1931-1938 | p. 225 |
Paul Pfeiffer Land Sales, 1939-1943 | p. 226 |
Karl Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1944-1954 | p. 226 |
Farm Statistics in Clay County, 1930-1950 | p. 227 |
Trend Toward Mechanization in Clay County | p. 227 |
Last Will and Testament of Paul Pfeiffer | p. 228 |
Last Will and Testament of Mary Pfeiffer | p. 229 |
Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Paul Pfeiffer | p. 231 |
Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Karl Pfeiffer | p. 237 |
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