Mississippi River Country Tales: A Celebration of 500 Years of Deep South History Paperback - 2000
by Jim Frasier; Foreword by William Winter
From the rear cover
"An engaging new history . . . A delightful surprise. Filled with enjoyable anecdotes and fast paced tales. This book is a keeper. A must for Deep South aficionados!"
--The Greenwood Commonwealth
"Fraiser relates the invaluable contributions made by people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. He points out with rare perceptiveness the continuing impact of this intriguing mix of cultures in the region today."
--The Biloxi Sun Herald
"Fraiser tells his stories in an entertaining, clearly penned manner, stories of unlikely heroes and legendary villains, ghastly death and ghostly sightings, bright humor and dark tragedy. Mississippi River Country Tales is fascinating material."
--Delta Book News
Mississippi River Country Tales is a historic journey through the river towns of the Deep South, beginning with De Soto and early settlement of the area, through stories of land pirates, steamboats, and scoundrels, right up through the Civil War and the struggle for civil rights. The book is further accented by nearly fifty black-and-white photographs that give natives and non-natives alike a taste of this compelling history.
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- Title Mississippi River Country Tales: A Celebration of 500 Years of Deep South History
- Author Jim Frasier; Foreword by William Winter
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 168
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, LA
- Date November 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9781565547872 / 156554787X
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 7.56 x 0.5 in (21.69 x 19.20 x 1.27 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Deep South
- Cultural Region: Mid-South
- Cultural Region: Mississippi River Basin
- Cultural Region: South
- Geographic Orientation: Mississippi
- Library of Congress subjects Mississippi River Valley - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00035948
- Dewey Decimal Code 977
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