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Baker, Thomas Harri was born on October 14, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Harrison Junior and Lily Bess (Kyle) Baker.
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Adopted by the State of Arkansas for 2008 Once again, the State of Arkansas has adopted An Arkansas History for Young People as an official textbook for middle-level and/or junior-high-school Arkansas-history classes. This fourth edition incorporates new research done after extensive consultations with middle-level and junior-high teachers from across the state, curriculum coordinators, literacy coaches, university professors, and students themselves. It includes a multitude of new features and is now full color throughout. This edition has been completely redesigned and now features a modern format and new graphics suitable for many levels of student readers. The completely revised fourth edition includes new unit, chapter, and section divisions as well as five brand-new chapters: an introductory chapter with information on the symbols, flag, and songs of Arkansas; chapter 2, which covers the geography of Arkansas; chapter 3, on state and local government; chapter four, on economics and tourism; and a modern” chapter on the Arkansas of today and the future, which completes the learning adventure. This edition also has two special features”: one on the Central High School crisis of 1957 and another on the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. It also has new and interesting features for students like the Guide to Reading” (at the beginning of each chapter, there is a list of important terms, people, places and events for the student to keep in mind as he or she reads corresponding to blue vocabulary words in the text, which are define in the margin), County Quest,” I Am an Arkansan,” Did You Know?” Only in Arkansas,” A Day in the Life,” Chapter Reflection” questions and activities, over forty-five new content maps, and a comprehensive new map atlas.
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Includes appendixes and index. Size: 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". No marks. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. All edges are clean. NOT ex-library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN: 0807109444. ISBN/EAN: 9780807109441. Inventory No: 023811.
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Baker, Thomas Harri was born on October 14, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Harrison Junior and Lily Bess (Kyle) Baker.
Bachelor, Tex Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1955. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1965.
City editor, Garland (Texas) Daily News, 1957-1959; from assistant professor to associate professor, Mississippi State College for Women, Columbus, 1963-1968; research associate L.B. Johnson oral history project, University Texas, Washington, District of Columbia., 1968-1969; from associate professor to professor, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1969-1973; associate vice chancellor academic affairs/dean innovative program, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1973-1981; professor of history, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, since 1981.
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Member Pulaski County Democratic Committee, Arkansas State Democratic Committee Major United States Air Force, 1955-1957. Member Southern History Association, Arkansas History Association (president 1980-1982).
Married Carolyn Joy Pierce, July 23, 1955. Children: Catherine Diane Baker Chatman, Jana Bess Baker Hunter.