Ben F. Johnson III is the John G. Ragsdale Jr. and Dora J. Ragsdale Professor of Arkansas Studies at Southern Arkansas University.
"It will surprise no one that the second edition of Ben Johnson's
Arkansas in Modern America is as estimable as the first. Once
again, Johnson has transfigured a detailed account of a single
state's history into a reading experience substantive and lively
enough to satisfy both seasoned scholars and a general audience.
Alternately waggish and warm, like its predecessor, the new work
avoids a mere "tacking on" of two more decades' worth of
developments. It is instead the conscientious, thorough revision we
would expect from an author so exceptionally skilled in the art of
spinning dense content into potent prose. ... Ben Johnson has
crafted a substantive, probing update to an essential work of
Arkansas history. That he does so in a manner that remains both
lively and sobering, clear-eyed and compassionate is an enviable
achievement."
--Janine A. Parry, Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Winter 2020
"Arkansas in Modern America will remain the definitive account of
recent Arkansas history for the foreseeable future. The University
of Arkansas Press is to be commended for its continued support of
this project and other studies dedicated to shedding light on
Arkansas's rich history."
--Keith M. Finley, Arkansas Review, April 2020
"Few people know modern Arkansas as well as Ben Johnson, and fewer
still can write about the state with as much authority. In this new
edition, he extends his story through another twenty transformative
years but also mines recent scholarship for a fresh portrait of the
preceding seventy."
--Patrick G. Williams, editor, Arkansas Historical Quarterly
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