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Looking Back Mississippi : Towns and Places /

For the past three decades, historian and archivist Forrest Lamar Cooper has written a regular column for Mississippi Magazine about unusual, fascinating aspects of the state's history, culture, products, and people. Whether describing the Jubilee Beverage Company of Jackson, the origins of the...

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Autor principal: Cooper, Forrest Lamar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Preface -- The heart of the Delta -- Beulah Land -- The last spa -- In the right place at the right time -- Streetcars in Columbus -- The coldest city in the state -- Chautauqua Assembly -- Greetings from Lake Cormorant -- Influential Florence -- An early look at downtown Greenwood -- Mississippi citrus -- Where the lights live -- High cotton in Gulfport -- Hardy loved Hattie-and there's a city to prove it -- The gentleman from Rock Rose -- Famous Houston -- Jackson: 175 years of history -- Merriment and memories on the midway: the Mississippi State Fair -- Brave and true -- The star of creation -- Famous warrior friend -- Making his mark -- Almost a ghost town -- A brief history of Mize -- The bell of St. Mary's -- A town of two counties -- Fort Henry -- The destruction of Purvis -- Where families gathered -- Sardis, prince of joy -- The heart of Oktibbeha -- Molders of men -- Washington: the most honorable name -- Wesson's wishes -- Christmas in Wiggins -- Steeped in history -- Yazoo toys and trolleys -- A lesson in flowers -- Named in her honor. 
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