St. Louis physician and Southern sympathizer, Dr. McPheeters' experience with Federal arrest and banishment, plus his day-by-day account of life in camp and with the local populace, gives an excellent picture of the impact of the Civil War in the Western Theater. You'll also gain knowledge of medical treatment, Confederate Trans-Mississippi politics, and military excursions by General Stirling Price.

I want to know all about Mississipi City Histor

This book is an excellent source for understanding North American Indian customs and life style prior to the appearance of European settlers. It is very well documented with good authenticity. The journals by Nicholas Perrot are vivid and interesting.

John Salter, an intelligent and provacative leader of just causes wrote this personal memoir of his work in Jackson Missippii with Medgar Evers, the citizens of that town, and their struggle for equality in that embattled era. Mr. Salter took the struggle into his home, his school, and the community out of sympathy for the students he worked for. He is the person that is portrayed as the "mustard man" in news photos as he was covered in condoments by white residents while in sitting on a stool in a diner in solidarity for equal rights with his students.

Mr. Salter is a gifted writer,this well written book reads like a novel. He paints a vivid picture of that grey time, but injects hope for all of us this account.

Essential reading for anyone interested in United States History and in the struggle for equal rights throughout the world.

== For those interested in the early explorations of what is now the Midwest, this is an outstanding and interesting read.
From its initial publication in London in the late 1760's Carver's travels thrilled readers both in the colonies and in Europe.
== It is not exactly an action-adventure book, but for those who enjoy accounts of Louis and Clark this would be an excellent addition to a library.

I bought this book of Mr. Foote's after finishing "The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy" (another great read, by the way). I had read Foote's accounting of this work in progress in his letters to Percy and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Having already read "Shiloh" and a good portion of his three-volume Civil War narrative, I was already prejudiced in Foote's favor and expected the best. I was not disappointed in the least. His series of unrelated short stories of life in the fictious Mississippi community is Southern literature at it's finest. It is unyielding and unappologetic in it's honesty. The book is obviously written by a Southerner who loves his home, warts and all, and has drawn a magnificant picture of it. Having grown up in small town Arkansas, born not long after the begining of the book, I can say with authority that Foote's descriptions of life there are laser-sharp, penetrating, honest, and endearing.

Read it.

Janet Sharp Hermann has done a magnificent job of portraying this giant of a man. It is a spellbound account of a time and a place now almost forgotten. Her scholarship and research talents are made plain by the way she brings out the nature of Joseph E. Davis and his relationship with his family and especially his servants. His forbearance and high-spirited way of coping with the adversity he faced over the destruction of his property during the Civil War and the after-years were inspiring.

A wonderful reference for anyone attempting to reconstruct the landscape of the United States in the late 18th Century, particularly the North Central Gulf Coast. Ellicott's line (31st parallel) divided the United States from Spanish West Florida. He describes the topography in detail and the journal includes his interaction with both the Americans and Spanish citizens. Most useful.

Claire Sargent's journey from childhood to adulthood reads like a novel... entertaining, humorous, a real page-turner. She gives the inside dish on what it is REALLY like to run for political office, and what she had to endure during her 1992 campaign against John McCain. Reading "Journey Proud" made me proud to be a woman and I thank Ms. Sargent for letting us peek into her life as she paved the way for others to follow in her footsteps

Clay Jones' artistic style and quick wit are unmatched in his industry. I must have read this book a hundred times and will probably read it a hundred more. Awesome!