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Bill Arp: Uncivil War Humorist |
Soft cover, 236 pages with photos and illustrations Before Lewis Grizzard, Celestine Sibley and other notable Georgia humorists, there was Charles Henry Smith (1826-1903), one of the South’s most popular writers of the late nineteenth century. Smith, who wrote under the pen name of Bill Arp, produced a weekly column in the Atlanta Constitution that was syndicated to hundreds of major newspapers throughout the South. His readers and admirers numbered in the thousands.Today, the historical writings of Bill Arp are largely forgotten. Yet, Smith’s keen wit and pity observations provide modern readers with important glimpses of the Old and New South that cannot be diminished or dismissed. And the editors, Mary and Dean Long, have compiled an extraordinary collection of this famous Georgia author’s writings along with pertinent biographical information.
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Praise for Bill Arp: Uncivil War Humorist: This new study is a carefully researched, splendid literary mosaic of the life and times of Charles H. Smith (Bill Arp) who was a husband, father, prolific writer, Civil War soldier, statesman, and above all a gentleman. The authors bring new life to Bill Arp as they weave his stories and life experiences into the fabric of the present day communities of Cartersville, Lawrenceville, and Rome, Georgia and the entire South as well. An interesting, page turning book that keeps you wanting to know more about this wonderful personality, Bill Arp.
Deloris N. Mullins
Retired Public School Teacher,
Gwinnett County, Georgia |
To order, please send $12 plus $2 shipping
(check or money order) to:
Mary Long
288 Craig Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30045 |
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Mary Frazier Long is past president of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association and is the author of a number of Georgia History publications. |
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