Mississippi

Brian Longfield’s life has somehow gone in the wrong direction. His wife has died, and he wonders whether he will ever feel happy again. But life does go on, and in unexpected ways....

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....

Born into slavery in Kentucky, the young man known as “Sandy” reinvented himself as “William Wells” Brown after escaping to freedom....

Macau, New Orleans, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. All of these metropolitan centers were once frontier cities....

When the monster storm Katrina slammed into Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2005, public health physician Dr. Robert Travnicek firmly faced the disaster....

Thunder of Freedom unites Sojourner's personal experiences with her insights regarding the dynamics of race relations in the 1960s South, providing readers with a unique look at the struggle for rights and equality in Mississippi....

After graduating from West Point Military Academy, Mississippi-born Sam Lockwood was posted to far-away Arizona Territory, where he soon grew to love the hostile desert known as Apacheria....

Originally published as a section of the author’s larger “Conversations in Early American History: 1492-1837,” and equivalent in length to a ...

Have you heard about the paranormal investigation at the Lincoln Home? Get the story of the overnight investigation conducted here and find out why Sydney considers this to be some of her most convincing research yet....

The Medical Committee for Human Rights was organized in the summer of 1964 by medical professionals to provide care and support for Civil Rights activists....

Based on the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft and true historical events, The New Madrid Horror details the dastardly deeds which triggered a massive earthquake that devastated the state of Missouri along the Mississippi River....

Life on the Mississippi expresses the full range of Twain's literary personality. It remains the most vivid, boisterous, and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the golden age' of steamboating to the violence wrought by the Civil War....

Along the fertile banks of the Mississippi River, planter Camille Zeringue transformed a mediocre colonial plantation into a thriving gem of antebellum sugar production....

This tightly constructed tale by PEN/Faulkner finalist Steve Yarbrough tells the story of a Mississippi history teacher who’s determined to unravel the truth about one tragic day in 1962....

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....

Based on extraordinary research, Eagles vividly portrays the culture of segregation and the eventual desegregation of one of the last bastions of racial segregation, Ole Miss....

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....

Read with your ears and listen with your heart. Travel through history with a streamZcast.com compendium of history and its myriad voices....

Discover the Secrets of Successful Chicken Farming in Mississippi with "Feathered Prosperity" – Your Comprehensive Guide to Poultry Perfection! ...

The seafood industry on the coast of Mississippi has attracted waves of immigrants and other workers, oftentimes folks who were either already acquainted with maritime livelihoods or those who quickly adapted to the resources of the region....