Big Bear of Arkansas Illustration

Thomas Bangs Thorpe’s illustration from his short story, “The Big Bear of Arkansas.”

Illustration of hunting dogs attacking bear with hunters watching, one aiming a long gun

From The Hive of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, and Rural Sports. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854.

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