A dozen widely available books that speak volumes about the state:
a. American Guide (WPA guide) Series: Arkansas
b. Whayne, DeBlack and others: Arkansas: A Narrative History
c. Fletcher: Arkansas
d. Foti and Hanson: Arkansas and the Land
e. Sabo: Paths of our Children
f. Dougan: Arkansas Odyssey
g. Donovan, Gatewood and Whayne (eds.): The Governors of Arkansas
h. Roy: How We Lived: Little Rock as an American City
i. Harington: The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks
j. McNeil: Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook
k. Christ: The Civil War in Arkansas
l. Goss: The Arkansas State Constitution, A reference guide
A handful of useful web sites.
Arkansas Secretary of State: www.sos.arkansas.gov
AccessArkansas: www.arkansas.gov
Arkansas. Roadside Traveler: www.aristotle.net/~russjohn
Ark. History Commission: www.ark-ives.com
Ark. Archeological Survey: http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/archinfo/