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The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a
series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of
Mississippi state history from the time of the region's first
inhabitants into the 21st century.
Represents the only available comprehensive textbook on
Mississippi history specifically for use in college-level
courses
Features an engaging narrative mix of topical and chronological
chapters
Includes chapter objectives that may be used by professors and
students
Offers coverage of Mississippi's major political,
economic, social, and cultural developments
Presents two entirely new chapters on important
21st-century developments in Mississippi
Contains expanded coverage of slavery in Mississippi
history
Includes completely up-to-date chapter sources, selected
bibliography, and subject index
Auteur
Westley F. Busbee, Jr., whose Mississippi ancestors predate statehood, is Chair of the Department of History and Political Science and the Division of Humanities at BelhavenUniversity. Dr. Busbee is a member of the Southern Historical Association and past president and Board of Directors member of the Mississippi Historical Society.
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Continuing the legacy of its well-received predecessor, the revised and updated second edition of Mississippi: A History remains the only survey history of the state written exclusively for use in college-level courses. In his sweeping coverage of Mississippi's dramatic storyfrom the region's diverse Native peoples through colonial Mississippi, statehood, and into the 21st century Dr. Westley F. Busbee, Jr. deftly combines narrative and topical chapters to address the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments that have shaped Mississippi's engaging but complex history. Updates include enhanced coverage of Mississippi's legacy of slavery, the state's contributions to American music and literature, characters and events that influence outsiders' perceptions of Mississippi, and the importance of religion and community sports. New concluding chapters consider contemporary problems faced by Mississippians, including environmental change, the on-going legacies of Katrina and the BP oil spill, and the hot-button political issues of abortion, race relations, and education. Busbee separates out myths and legends to tangibly connect Mississippi's richly textured past to its 21st-century modernity. Mississippi*: A History* offers illuminating insights into the rich cavalcade of people, places, and events that continue to shape the Magnolia State's complex and colourful past.
Résumé
The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of Mississippi state history from the time of the region's first inhabitants into the 21st century.
Contenu
List of Illustrations vii
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Map: Mississippi's Place in the United States xiii
Map: The State of Mississippi xiv
1 Mississippi: The Name and the Place 1
2 Two Worlds Collide: Spanish Explorers and American Indians 10
3 French Colonies 23
4 The British Period, 17631781 37
5 Spanish Rule, 17811798 45
6 The Territorial Period, 17981817 54
7 The New State, 18171832 69
8 Antebellum Politics 89
9 Antebellum Life 100
10 Mounting Sectional Strife 121
11 Secession and Civil War 132
12 Reconstruction in Mississippi 152
13 Bourbons and Populists 169
14 Into the Twentieth Century: Economic and Social Trends 187
15 Progressive Rednecks 205
16 A New Era: The 1920s 219
17 The Depression Years 234
18 A Rich Cultural Heritage 247
19 The World War II Era 269
20 The 1950s 282
21 Religious Life 296
22 The Second Reconstruction 308
23 Times of Transition 330
24 The Social Environment 350
25 Recent Political Trends 365
26 Tumultuous Trends in Education 380
27 Recent Economic Trends 400
28 Into the Twenty-First Century 424
29 Living in the Twenty-First Century 442
Appendix I: European Rulers with Relation to Mississippi During the Colonial and Territorial Periods 463
Appendix II: Members of the U.S. Congress, 18171861 467
Appendix III: Mississippi Symbols and Facts 481
Appendix IV: Total Population, 18002010 482
Appendix V: Racial Population Changes, 18002010 483
Selected Bibliography of Mississippi History 485
Index 496