White Man’s Heaven, by Kimberly Harper, has been released more than a month early!
As previously covered here on Historic Joplin, White Man’s Heaven: The Lynching and Expulsion of Blacks in the Southern Ozarks, is a non-fiction account of a string of violent episodes that occurred through Southwest Missouri and Harrison, Arkansas, between 1894 – 1909. Two chapters of the book are dedicated to the lynching of Thomas Gilyard that occurred in Joplin in April, 1903, which should be of interest to any who have a passion for Joplin’s past, both bright and dark.
Buy a copy soon, as Amazon.com only has 5 copies left as of 8/30! You can also purchase copies from the University of Arkansas Press and Barnes & Noble.
