Contents
Foreword
I. Introduction
II. Clay County—Arkansas’s Frontier
Native Americans in the Mississippi Valley
Spanish Imprints in the Future Arkansas Delta
French Culture in the Delta
Transportation—River Travel
Earthquakes Create Sunk Lands and Enlarge the Swamp
Religion—Clay County
Creation of Clay County
Railroad Debut in Northeast Arkansas
Second Migration to Clay County
Clay County Homesteads in the Early Twentieth Century
III. Cotton Fields in Clay County
IV. Pfeiffers in Piggott
V. Pfeiffer Farm Structures
Vernacular Architecture in the Arkansas Delta
Pfeiffer Farm Structures
The Layout of the Farmstead
VI. Pfeiffer Farming Operations
The Great Depression Era, New Deal Politics, and the Drought
VII. Liquidation of Pfeiffer Farms
Changes in Agriculture after Pfeiffer's Death
Notes
Unpublished Materials
Oral Interviews and Personal Communications
Newspapers
Public and Legal Documents
Internet Websites
Published Books and Articles
II. Paul and Gus Pfeiffer’s Land Transactions in Butler County, Iowa
V. Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1920 - 1928
VIII. Pfeiffer’s Land Transactions, 1931 - 1938
X. Karl Pfeiffer Land Transactions, 1944 - 1954
XII. Trend Toward Mechanization in Clay County
XIII. Last Will and Testament of Paul Pfeiffer
XIV. Last Will and Testament of Mary Pfeiffer
XV. Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Paul Pfeiffer (Ordered by Date of Purchase)
XVI. Sale of Pfeiffer Property by Karl Pfeiffer