Brooks Blevins
Brooks Blevins is the Endowed Associate Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University. A native of Izard County, Arkansas, Blevins earned the B.A. at Lyon College and the M.A. and Ph.D. in American history at Auburn University. He has authored and edited five books, including Hill Folks: A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image (University of North Carolina Press, 2002).