Best Selling Books by Mary Medearis

When misfortune comes, Mary, daughter of a doctor in rural Arkansas, becomes head of the househead and sets aside her romantic dreams.

Material relating to Medearis''s best known work, Big Doc''s Girl (1942). Includes a typescript copy of the novel; scrapbook of clippings relating to the book; 1942 issue of Redbook containing a condensed version of the novel; copies of the book printed in Iraq and Norway; and a review.

At first this appears to be a book about Arkansas; however, it contains a primary source of information about Philip "Buckspike" Williams on pages 199 and 201-202 (See the index). The author, Sam Hardin Williams, was a great nephew to Philip and retells stories heard by his grandfather. Philip Williams and his wife Anne are buried at Volga. Philip was provided a headstone by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Philip has many descendants in and around Johnson County. There is a lot of speculation about his history and this is one of the few sources documented in the 19th century.