Pearls, Peaches, and Peddlers: Short Essays on Arkansas's Amazing History

By Tom Dillard

In Pearls, Peaches, and Peddlers: Short Essays on Arkansas's Amazing History, Tom Dillard offers a lively portrait of Arkansas that reveals how the state was shaped by ordinary people, unexpected industries, and moments of upheaval both grand and small.

The seventy-four essays collected here draw upon Dillard's career as a historian, archivist, educator, and preservationist to challenge familiar myths, reveal overlooked stories, and demonstrate how the history of one state can illuminate the larger American experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682263045
• ISBN13: 9781682263044
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 300 Pages