Columnist Hamilton essay collection published by Cornerpost Press

Lawrence County Record columnist and former Buffalo Reflex editor Jim Hamilton shares his memories, experiences, and impressions in his latest book, Ozarks RFD: Selected Essays, 2010- 2015, recently published by Cornerpost Press.
For more than 40 years, Hamilton’s editorial columns have appeared in area newspapers, and Ozarks RFD contains more than 100 of these essays. In this collection Hamilton reflects on several aspects of daily life in the Ozarks, such as weather happenings, childhood memories, local history, old dogs, community events, the challenges of farming, local heroes, hunting and fishing, and joy and grief.
Hamilton was brought up on a small dairy farm in southern Dallas County near Elkland. He began his journalist’s journey as an FFA chapter reporter in 1964 and later was editor of the Southwest Missouri State College Standard in 1970-71, served as a U.S. Air Force journalist and base newspaper editor, and worked as a news editor at the Bolivar Herald-Free Press. In 1978, he began a 24- year stint as editor and publisher of the Buffalo Reflex. He subsequently served as managing editor of Springfield! Magazine, then returned to newspapers in 2004, serving as a regional writer/columnist until retiring in May 2015. He continues to freelance columns and features.
A collection of his columns, The River of Used To Be, was published in 1994, and Hamilton was inducted into the Missouri Southern State University Regional Media Hall of Fame and the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame in 2016.
Several writers and editors have praised Ozarks RFD. Steve Wiegenstein, author of the popular and critically acclaimed Daybreak novel series, notes that Hamilton’s “columns capture a moment, dig deep into a memory, and analyze an emotion. Each column is a finely crafted exploration of an experience or recollection.” Dave Berry, a former newspaper editor and a member of the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame, states, “Jim Hamilton has long been a wordsmith whose weekly offerings have reconnected community newspaper readers with memories of their own early years.”
Signed copies of Ozarks RFD may be purchased by contacting the author by mail. Due to coronavirus restrictions, he will not be making personal visits or having book signings at this time.
Readers may get a signed copy by mailing $23 (which includes postage and handling) to Hamilton at P.O. Box 801, Buffalo, MO 65622. Clearly indicate to whom the book is to be inscribed.
When coronavirus commerce restrictions are lifted, Ozarks RFD will also be available at the offices of The Marshfield Mail, The Buffalo Reflex, Bolivar Herald-Free, The West Plains Quill, and other Phillips Media publications, as well as at the Lawrence County Record and Greene County Commonwealth.
Ozarks RFD can also be purchased online at Amazon.com and directly from Cornerpost Press at cornerpostpress.com.
Cornerpost Press, owned and operated by Phillip and Victoria Howerton and based in West Plains, is a professional, peer-reviewed book publisher specializing in literary work based in rural America.
More information about Ozarks RFD and Cornerpost Press is available on the press’s website.

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