Shepherd of the Hills Country

Traces the beginnings of commercial tourism in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas through six decades that brought capital, new commerce, and additional residents to the hills. Looks at recreational activities and games parks, and investigates the influence of the railroad and the men who were instrumental in the region's transformation. Discusses traditional lifestyles and changes wrought by tourism, and describes the flowering of Ozarks folklore.

Lynn Morrow is director of the Local Records Preservation Program at the Missouri State Archives. Linda Myers-Phinney is a field archivist in the Local Records Preservation Program at the Missouri State Archives.

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Preface: ``Wish You'd Find Out `Bout That''

xi

``To the Heart of the Ozarks'': An Introduction

1

(18)

``Priests of Nature'': Arcadia Comes to the White River Country

19

(18)

``The Bottomless Pit'': Marble Cave

37

(24)

``As a Health Resort Taney Is Unequalled'': The Game Park

61

(16)

``Cows Rather than Plows'': Newcomers Join the Natives

77

(38)

``Nature's Own Remedy'': Float Fishing and Ozark Tourism

115

(32)

``God's Great Natural Park'': The Railroad Transforms Resorting and Commerce

147

(44)

``Credulity Is Contagious'': Images in Arcadia and the Backwoods

191

(24)

Notes

215

(38)

Works Cited

253

(16)

Index

269

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Shepherd of the Hills Country

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