Mississippi

Like other major cities and the nation overall, the 20th century portended massive growth for Milwaukee, especially as rail and other forms of transportation helped connect the city to the rest of Wisconsin and beyond....

Can a person be tried more than once for the same crime in the United States? Under usual circumstances, no. But in Mississippi, one man was tried six times for the same brutal crime - and his ordeal still hasn’t ended....

It was the Depression, and very few areas were as economically depressed as the rural South....

God gave me the scripture 1 Peter 4:12-13 to write about 13 years of struggle for justice against the state of Mississippi's largest employer Ingalls Shipbuilding. He later gave me the title of my book. I've tried to change the name of my book at least five times....

Most Americans have heard of the Little Bighorn, the 1876 battle in which a band of Lakota Sioux and their allies wiped out most of the 7th US Cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer....

A nameless sniper is targeting participants in popular Civil War battle reenactments, and Minnesota reenactor Paul Edin is killed at the mock Battle of Kirby Creek near Corinth, Mississippi....

In this audiobook, Ellen B. Meacham tells the story of Kennedy's visit to the Mississippi Delta, while also examining the forces of history, economics, and politics that shaped the lives of the children he met in Mississippi in 1967 and the decades that followed....

A major literary figure tells “a searching tale of loss, recovery, and déja vu that is part memoir and what-if speculation, part polemic and exposé” (The Washington Post) about two generations of one family - civil rights martyr Emmett Till and his father, Louis....

Mississippi Central Josephine Findley, almost 18, had the poison selected and handy in the event she couldn’t handle another day, or even another...

A true, powerful, and compelling story of the trials and triumphs in overcoming racism and sexism in America. The book vividly recounts the journey of an African-American woman from rural, segregated Mississippi through academia, corporate America, and politics....

New York City newspaper columnist Carter Ransom returns home to Mississippi to face his difficult past, his father's disapproval, and new evidence in a 25-year-old bombing case....

During a fishing trip on the Mississippi River with his three grandsons, Bob Peterson diverts their excursion to a nearby island to wait out a ...

The policy of Manifest Destiny said America was a morally superior nation that had the right to build an empire from the East Coast to the West Coast, much to the detriment of the Native Americans who stood in the way....

If you're a fan of Mark Twain's dry wit, oft-hidden humor, and tales of a bygone era on the Mississippi, then you'll love The Desert Rat Scrapbook....

Even native-born Americans don’t know the Deep South well. It’s a beautiful, deeply forested region with diverse people and a long history. These stories set in Mississippi and Louisiana deal with two mysteries....

Part multifaceted biography, part well-researched history, this gripping narrative explores the hearts and minds of those participating in this harrowing sit-in experience....

To their Mississippi community, the death of Richard Pickering is a fascinating scandal. To Cissy's distraught mother, Caroline, it's an unforgivable crime. But in Cissy's troubled mind, killing her father was the only way she knew to save the two people she loves most in the world....

This is the first study to explore fully the myth of America as reflected in the nation's popular music....

Many children anticipate and even long for a summer vacation to an exciting destination that they have never visited. This book takes children on a journey across Mississippi....

Given its background and location, the story of Milwaukee may have resembled other nearby cities like Detroit or Chicago, but Milwaukee would have its own flavors and characters thanks to the unique ethnicities and businesses that arrived early on....