{"product_id":"alias-bill-arp-charles-henry-smith-and-the-souths-goodly-heritage-9780820334509","title":"Alias Bill Arp: Charles Henry Smith and the South's Goodly Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David B. Parker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1861 to 1903 humorist Charles Henry Smith, writing as Bill Arp, a sly Georgia back-woodsman, was the South's most widely read newspaper columnist. Knowing the immense popularity of Smith's writings historian have suggested that southerners saw him as a voice for their concerns. While the idea that Bill Arp spoke for his region is sound, the intent of the writings has been misconstrued over time, argues David Parker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAlias Bill Arp\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker shows that Smith was not a contented observer of the post-Reconstruction New South as is widely inferred from his most widely read work--his syndicated weekly column in the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e that he began writing in 1878. Considering the full range of Smith's work, Parker says, shows him to be one of the South's harshest critics. After a brief survey of Smith's life, Parker surveys the Bull Arp writings, highlighting their major topics, and explaining what they meant to readers of that era.","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47610005717143,"sku":"9780820334509","price":3125.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820334509.webp?v=1775061113","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/alias-bill-arp-charles-henry-smith-and-the-souths-goodly-heritage-9780820334509","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}