Ray Hanley Livres

Rediscover the rich heritage of Little Rock through its lost architectural treasures as told by Ray Hanley, a lifelong Arkansan and resident of Little Rock. Little Rock is a sprawling city of about 200,000 at the center of a metropolitan area of more than 500,000 people, with many residing in bedroom communities in adjoining counties. Arkansas's capital city is much like the rest of Middle America with its outlying suburbs, gated communities, and shopping centers miles from the historic core. A century ago, however, Little Rock was markedly different and served a population of fewer than 50,000. The majority of citizens lived within blocks of the town center and did business downtown along rows of shops that, in many cases, dated to the late 1800s. Images of America: Lost Little Rock uses vintage photographs to reflect upon earlier times and the rich retail landscape that once filled the town. By exploring the legacies of buildings that have since been demolished, repurposed, or destroyed by fire, these images provide a sense of Little Rock's lesser-known heritage.

Arkansas has always been among the leading states whose people stepped up to defend the nation in times of war. On a few thousand acres of land across the Arkansas River from the capital city of Little Rock, this dedication is evident. Images of America: Camp Robinson and the Military on the North Shore traces the area's military history from the founding of Fort Logan H. Roots in the late 1800s through the training for World War I and World War II, when as many as 50,000 men and women were stationed at Camp Robinson at any one time. This book pays tribute to the Arkansas National Guard, which is still based at Camp Robinson and has served countless times in times of war and natural disasters. Illustrated with rare photographs spanning more than a century, Camp Robinson and the Military on the North Shore commemorates one of the proudest military training grounds in the nation's history.

"Jack, please come quickly. I need you!" This is the call a restless Arkansas physician receives from an old friend on a rainy day in 2011-a frantic message that leads to a tale of murder and mayhem a century earlier, and a time-travel mission to a reunion of thousands of Confederate veterans in Little Rock, Arkansas, in May 1911. Dr. Jack Kernick must travel a hundred years back in time-attempting to prevent a murder, keep the new capitol building from being destroyed, and stop two men who time-traveled ahead of him from altering a little-known chapter in Arkansas history. Reunion in Time is a fictional tale based on real events, illustrated with historical photos taken around the 1911 reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, which brought 100,000 visitors to 1911 Little Rock, a city with a population of 45,000 at the time. The book features real politicians-ranging from Governor George Donaghey to Governor Mike Beebe-and tells the stories of real Confederate veterans who returned to Little Rock to commemorate the Civil War fifty years later. The weaving together of true history with the narration of a time-traveling physician sets this riveting novel apart.