Mississippi

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

How the West Was Drawn explores the geographic and historical experiences of the Pawnees, the Iowas, and the Lakotas during the European and American contest for imperial control of the Great Plains during the 18th and 19th centuries....

Lake Itasca is the undisputed headwaters of the Mississippi River Itasca State Park, Minnesota. Native Americans living in the pine forests, led white explores to the source of the mighty Mississippi River....

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

An abolitionist and a spy, father and son, in the forgotten Western theater of the Civil War....

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....

In the late 1960s, Patsy Channing, a beautiful young woman, was suspended from the venerable Mississippi State College for Women for breach of conduct. The resulting scandal reached all the way to the Columbus courthouse, and the press ate it up. But Patsy's story starts long before that....

At the National Council of Churches, Robert Spike organized American churches to support the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, to march in Selma and organize in Mississippi....

In this revealing volume, Michael B. Ballard offers the first in-depth exploration of Grant's thoughts and actions during this critical operation...

What if you left a job and the next thing the FBI is after you? Retirement takes a dramatic turn for a successful bank employee when she's ...

Embark on an epic adventure with "Conquering the Mighty Mississippi," your ultimate guide to exploring and mastering the great wilderness of the ...

A captivating retelling of Mark Twain's classic adventure story....

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....

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

When President Thomas Jefferson went ahead with the Louisiana Purchase, he wasn't entirely sure what was on the land he was buying....

In this vivid history, Jo Ann Trogdon reveals William Clark’s highly questionable activities during the years before his famous journey west of the Mississippi. Delving into the details of Clark’s diary and ledger entries, Trogdon investigates....

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....

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....

Throughout his presidency at the beginning of the 19th century, Thomas Jefferson had worried about the future of the western US, seeing that settlements in the Ohio Valley and lower South relied upon the Mississippi River....

Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie examines the cultural and political significance of lyrics by beloved songwriter and activist Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie....