This work is essential to an understanding of the impact on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It focuses on Mississippi, the state where African-Americans were almost completely disenfranchised as late as 1965. It traces the efforts of the Mississippi political establishment to evade the implementation of the Voting Rights Act and the persistence of the Civil Rights community in making certain that it be enforced

Blueberry Peaches, And Red Robin Pie is a wonderful cookbook for lovers of the foods and fruits of the Mississippi Delta. A believer in using fine, fresh ingredients, cook Stella presents her luscious no-nonsense recipes for salads, chowders, soups, of course seafood, meats, poultry, and side dishes such as Dolce Acorn Squash. Stella does not believe in substitutions or skimping on ingredients. Pasta dishes are also included, such as mouth- watering recipes for oysters and brie with pasta and shrimp and mushrooms with pasta. Breakfast dishes include recipes for Eggs Benedict A La Stella (with asparagus and ham) and a marvelous Spinach Omelet, delicious for either breakfast or supper. Casual eating experiences include recipes for sandwiches, drinks and desserts. One of the best parts of Blueberry, Peaches, And Red Robin Pie is the little essays and anecdotes between chapters written by both Paul and Stella. Also little helpful "frog" hints help the cook to do her best. Just reading the list of fish and shellfish recipes is enough to tempt anyone: Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Blackened "Any Fish", Crabmeat Quiche (good hot or cold), and Fresh Tuna Steak in A Garden (served with lettuce, tomato, green pepper, cucumber, sweet onion and Balsamic vinegar). Blueberry Peaches, And Red Robin Pie is all about real food, real enjoyment, and real living. It is an altogether delightful cookbook. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Wow! I have never been to the Canton Flea market, but yet after reading this book I feel like I have. This book made me want to drive to Canton and see these homes that were so beautifully described in the book - The priestly house, the Greene masion, etc. You felt like you were in Canton the whole time. Hardwick has a way of writing that makes you feel like you are right there. The story was very well written. I could not put the book down - it held my attention until I finished the book.

I'm originally from Indianola, Mississippi, the town Schweid writes about in this book. It's an unusual place--the home of B. B. King and the Citizen's Council, a town that is sixty-five percent black but one in which almost everything is owned and run by whites. Schweid sees and records all that is troubling about the place--and there's plenty that is--but at the same time he finds himself inexorably drawn to it. The people of the Delta, both black and white, come alive here, and it's also worth noting that Schweid writes like an angel. Buy the book--it's a gem.

THIS TERRIFIC BOOK RECAPTURES BLACK WOMEN'S EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE UNIQUE LIVES THEY LED. WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT FREE BLACK WOMEN IN THE SOUTH AND THESE LETTERS AND DIARIES BRING TO LIFE A NEGLECTED CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.....PLUS THE DIARY OF THIS YOUNG BLACK WOMAN DURING THE CIVIL WAR IS A COMPELLING HISTORICAL VOICE. THE EDITOR HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB SETTING THESE VOICES IN CONTEXT SO WE CAN ONCE AGAIN HEAR THEIR STORIES AND READ THE WORDS OF LOST BLACK WOMEN FROM THE PAST.

Michael Ballard is an archivist at Mississippi State University and draws upon his considerable expertise and research to provide the reader with an invaluable handbook to Mississippi's civil war battles, battlefields, and commemorative sites. Enhanced with easy-to-follow maps and a wealth of historical information, readers and visitors can trace the progress of the Civil War in its campaigns, and exploits in the Mississippi theater, which included sieges, trench warfare, naval bombardments, and calvary engagements. Civil War Mississippi is a handy field guide and an invaluable aid for the casual tourist and dedicated Civil War buff alike.

This was a wonderful book. I hardly knew there were Jews living in the South, especially in 1865! Clara Moses's story was very poignant. Her life had so many fascinating twists and turns. The author does a great job discussing her husband and all his problems. With all she went through in her life, it is a wonder she came out of it so well.

This is history made fun. I recommend the book to anyone interested in the South.

This is an incredible book. The author sketched each bridge on the Mississippi River from New Orleans all the way up to Luling, Iowa (pretty much most of the navigable waterway). The book has proved to be a valuable resource to my own research on the river's bridges.

"Come Hell or High Water" is a delightful and informative anthology of accounts from steamboat passengers, crews and newspapermen from the 19th century. Gillespie explores all aspects of steamboat travel from the development and construction of the vessels to the personal accounts of steamboat races, accidents and the pleasures of steamboating on the Western Rivers.

I found it readable, substantial, and well-informed.

I have discovered that author Ronald Syme has written many historical biographies in particular for children. I may even have read something of his when I was kid, since he seems to have published since the 1960s. His books are timeless, well written and easy to follow, presented in a story-type format, and including interesting details to personalize the history. I read his book about DeSoto as part of my own research about the Spanish explorers of North America. As an adult reader of this book, I was able to glean a good understanding of who deSoto was and what he did. The last I had ever heard anything about deSoto was in sixth grade, along with a brief mention of the names and discoveries of other early explorers, such as Ponce deLeon. DeSoto's story is really fascinating, and Syme's version is sure to interest today's children. It covers the difficulties met by deSoto's men in crossing difficult territory and confronting hostile natives. It does mention the injustices the Spaniards meted to the natives, but not in the horrific detail that will be found in biographies meant for older readers. I recommend this book as well as other works by Syme to interest young readers in the subject of history.