This listing is for a copy of Orval Faubus’s self-published book Man’s Best Friend: The Little Australian and Others, dedicated on the front page to Dr. Halden Hooper. This copy is in very good condition, with the exception of a bend in the upper front cover visible in the photos attached to this listing.
Orval Eugene Faubus (January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967. A Democrat, Faubus is best known for his 1957 attempt to prevent Central High School in Little Rock from being integrated. Faubus defied the U.S. Supreme Court by ordering the Arkansas National Guard to stop black students from attending the school.
A gifted story-teller in the Southern tradition, Faubus published several books, including this one Man’s Best Friend: The Little Australian and Others, a book about the various dogs he’s encountered in his life.
The inscription, to Dr. Halden W. Hooper, a Nashville area physician, was written in April of 1994, just a few months before Faubus’s death at the age of 84.
Self-published by Faubus, this is a very hard to find book in any condition, and rare in a signed copy.
Given the scarcity and
unusual nature of this item,
I believe I have priced it fairly at
$34.95!
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