The Ozarks: Homesteading in Northwest Arkansas

By Paula Thompson
Published on September 1, 1986
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PHOTO: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
Bottom land is cherished . . .right on up to the house's porch.

They set out in search of a new beginning in rural America.

Many people now in their 30s and early 40s came to
northwest Arkansas 10 to 15 years ago, following a dream or
escaping a nightmare. Like other waves of immigrants before
them, they set out in search of inexpensive land and a new

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