True Grit by Charles Portis

Cover of True Grit by Charles Portis, a native of El Dorado (Union County). True Grit became a best-selling novel and was adapted into a 1969 movie starring John Wayne.

Book cover young white girl with a rifle and horse with trees and mountains in the background "True Grit a Novel by Charles Portis"

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Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform (1968–2022)

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