Looking back Mississippi : towns and places / Forrest Lamar Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Forrest Lamar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Mississippi--Pictorial works.

Cities and towns.

Postcards--Mississippi.

Postcards.

Mississippi--History, Local.

Mississippi.

Mississippi--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Mississippi--Social life and customs.

Mississippi--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the past three decades, historian and archivist Forrest Lamar Cooper has written a regular column for Mississippi Magazine about unusual, fascinating aspects of the state's history, culture, products, and people. Whether describing the Jubilee Beverage Company of Jackson, the origins of the Mississippi State Fair, a Mississippi veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, or Biloxi's Riviera Hotel, Cooper's ""Looking Back"" columns are thoroughly researched and written with verve and clarity. Looking Back Mississippi: Towns and Places collects thirty-nine of Cooper's best essays

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; The Heart of the Delta; Beulah Land; The Last Spa; In the Right Place at the Right Time; Streetcars in Columbus; The Coldest City in the State; Chautauqua Assembly; Greetings from Lake Cormorant; Influential Florence; An Early Look at Downtown Greenwood; Mississippi Citrus; Where the Lights Live; High Cotton in Gulfport; Hardy Loved Hattie-and There's a City to Prove It; The Gentleman from Rock Rose; Famous Houston; Jackson: 175 Years of History; Merriment and Memories on the Midway: The Mississippi State Fair; Brave and True; The Star of Creation

Famous Warrior FriendMaking His Mark; Almost a Ghost Town; A Brief History of Mize; The Bell of St. Mary's; A Town of Two Counties; Fort Henry; The Destruction of Purvis; Where Families Gathered; Sardis, Prince of Joy; The Heart of Oktibbeha; Molders of Men; Washington: The Most Honorable Name; Wesson's Wishes; Christmas in Wiggins; Steeped in History; Yazoo Toys and Trolleys; A Lesson in Flowers; Named in Her Honor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62103-495-X

OCLC:

833767097