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- Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University Press of Mississippi
summary
Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State, was part of a nationwide series of guides in the 1930s that created work during the Depression for artists, writers, teachers, librarians, and other professionals. This classic book is a lively collaborative project that covers a distinct era in Mississippi from the hills to the Delta to the Gulf Coast. Even today this guide is an engaging look at the Magnolia State and includes driving tours featuring many of the state's treasures. Along these old roads, the heart of Mississippi comes to life. The guide explores Deep South folkways, frontier hamlets, vanishing homesteads, burgeoning communities, and the local points of pride. In a way that perhaps may never be duplicated, these authors capture state heritage, portray the trying economic systems and challenges Mississippi faced, and hint of a revolution in roadways and in mobility for its citizens. An introduction by Robert S. McElvaine places this historic volume in a modern context.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. vii-xi
- Illustrations
- pp. xxi-xxiv
- Notations on the Use of the Book
- pp. xxvii-xxviii
- General Information
- pp. xxix-xxxi
- Calendar of Events
- pp. xxxiii-xxxiv
- Mississippi Past and Present
- pp. 3-30
- Before the White Man Came
- pp. 31-59
- The State in the Making
- pp. 60-133
- The Creative Effort
- pp. 134-161
- II. Main Street and Courthouse Square
- pp. 165-282
- III. Tours
- pp. 285-505
- Chronology
- pp. 509-521
- Bibliography
- pp. 523-530
Additional Information
ISBN
9781604732894
Related ISBN(s)
9781604732924
MARC Record
OCLC
472605716
Pages
577
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No