Cleburne County and Its People: Volume 2
About this ebook
The pioneers who settled Cleburne County were as strong as the land, of hardy pioneer stock, and bold in thought and action. They were shrewd, strong-willed individuals who brought staunch beliefs and strong disciplines with them and settled in an untamed wilderness which became Cleburne County.
Cleburne County and Its Peoplehas drawn from the past and the present--chronicling the lives of settlers facing hardships and tragedies, discovering profound beauty, mastering vast natural resources, and formulating democratic ideals. The stories in this book are honest interpretations of the human experience intertwined with the old and the new and adding exciting dimensions to the county of Cleburne and the state of Arkansas.
The objective of Carl J. Barger, the compiler of Cleburne County and Its People, is to preserve a history of the county of his birth for students, historians, and all of the citizens of Cleburne County.
Carl J. Barger is the author of Swords and Plowshares, a Civil War love story, and Mamie, an Ozark Mountain Girl of Courage, a story of the Ozark Mountain people, set in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties.
About the author
Carl J. Barger was born and educated in Cleburne County, Arkansas. He served as superintendent of schools for thirty-three years in Arkansas before retiring in 2001 to his home in Conway, Arkansas. He and his wife Lena have three children and five grandchildren. Carl enjoys being involved in school, church and community affairs. He spends much of this time as a newly elected school board member in the Conway Public Schools, doing research, writing, flower gardening, traveling with is wife, and enjoying his five grandchildren.
