Lawman, The Story of Clay White , A Life of Service - Softcover

Allbritton, Orval E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982453450 ISBN 13: 9780982453452

Publisher: Garland County Historical Society, 2017

Synopsis

This fascinating book tells Clay White’s remarkable story. Clay traveled far in his lifetime—from a small town in Oklahoma to the battlefields of Europe, from the gambling dens of Hot Springs and the byways of Garland County, Arkansas, to a position of power in the Arkansas state capital. He played many roles: World War II infantryman at the Battle of the Bulge and in Germany, Resident FBI agent in Hot Springs for twenty-three years (1954-1977), first Arkansas State Crime Lab Director, and six-term Sheriff of Garland County, Arkansas (1981-1992). This book tells the story of a brave, honest man who arrived in Hot Springs when it was a wide-open, illegal Mecca for gamblers and crooks. Bringing that era to vivid life, the book shows how Clay White served the Hot Springs/Garland County community as Hot Springs evolved into a family-friendly resort destination. He was a crucial part of that evolution, and this book reveals how Clay White’s lifetime of service helped shape the life of a community.

About this title

About the Author:

Orval E. Allbritton is the author of The Mob at the Spa: Organized Crime and its Fascination with Hot Springs, Arkansas; Hot Springs Gunsmoke; Dangerous Visitors: The Lawless Era; and Leo and Verne: The Spa’s Heyday. He has contributed many articles to Wild West magazine, the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, and The Record (the journal of the Garland County Historical Society). He first met Clay White, the subject of Lawman: A Life of Service, sixty-five years ago when they both worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A native of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Orval has called on his deep knowledge of that community and his unparalleled access to Clay White to produce a book that tells the story of a fascinating place and a fascinating man. Orval is admired for his impeccable research and his ability to separate fact from fiction. He is the acknowledged “dean” of Hot Springs’ historical writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Garland County Historical Society
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0982453450
• ISBN 13: 9780982453452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Ashbrook Gail, Lucy Renee, Robbins Liz
• Illustrator: White Heronema Glenda