Cave Mountain : a disappearance and a reckoning in the Ozarks / Benjamin Hale.
In 2001, a six-year-old girl disappeared on Cave Mountain in the Arkansas Ozarks, prompting one of the largest search-and-rescue efforts in the state's history. After she was found, her account of encountering an "imaginary friend" in the woods raised unsettling questions. More than two decades earlier, another young girl vanished in the same wilderness under circumstances involving a religious group, allegations of manipulation, violence, and apocalyptic beliefs. Blending investigative reporting with elements of memoir and regional history, Cave Mountain examines the connections between the two cases while exploring themes of faith and skepticism, memory, survival, and the cultural landscape of northern Arkansas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063398122
- ISBN: 0063398125
- Physical Description: 287 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Sunday, April 29, 2001 -- Hale Holler -- Cave Mountain -- Dug Hollow -- The Buffalo National River Wilderness -- The third step in joyful living -- The tribulation -- The child is not alive -- Anathema -- Nothing to forgive -- F.O.U. -- You have almost persuaded me -- Trust and obey -- Christ of the Ozarks.
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- Hale, Benjamin > Family.
Missing children > Arkansas > Case studies.
Missing persons > Investigation > Arkansas > Case studies.
Kidnapping > Arkansas > Case studies.
Cults > Arkansas > History.
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Ozark Mountains. - Genre:
- True crime stories.
Creative nonfiction.
Available copies
- 15 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
Holds
- 12 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 364.1523 Hale (Text) | 38950611634280 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Selma Public Library | 364.152 Hale (Text) | 38950611595044 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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