Remembering Little Rock

<p>After the first sighting of "la petite roche on the banks of the Arkansas River by French explorer Bernard de la Harpe in 1772 Little Rock grew from a few families living in small log cabins into a thriving capital city with a population of more than 184000. The city has weathered everything from catastrophic floods to a school integration crisis yet through good times and bad retains its small-town charm Southern hospitality and connections to the past.</p><p>With a selection of fine historic images from her best-selling book <em>Historic Photos of Little Rock</em> Kimberly Reynolds Rush provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of the city. From the Civil War to Central High School <em>Remembering Little Rock</em> follows life government education and events throughout the city's history. Published in vivid black-and-white more than a hundred images communicate historic events and the everyday life of a century of people building a unique and flourishing metropolis which is today the governmental and cultural center of the state of Arkansas.</p>