Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 02 (of 14), 1899

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mississippi Historical Society

Contributor:

Riley, Franklin L. (Franklin Lafayette), 1868-1929.

Rowland, Dunbar, 1864-1937

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 02 (of 14), 1899" is a historical account compiled by the Mississippi Historical Society during the late 19th century. This volume focuses on various aspects of Mississippi's history, featuring essays and discussions by different authors about significant contributors to Southern literature, the experiences of the local population, and the sociopolitical developments in the region. The opening of this volume presents the organizational and administrative structure of the Mississippi Historical Society, detailing its officers and inviting members to support its mission. It then transitions into a scholarly essay by Professor C. Alphonso Smith, discussing the transition in Southern literature post-Civil War, highlighting authors like Irwin Russell who drew inspiration from contemporary Southern life rather than classical influences. Smith emphasizes the historical significance of literary works that accurately reflect the lived experiences of the South, showing how literature serves as a vital recorder of societal conditions and cultural identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The historical element in recent Southern literature / C. Alphonso Smith

Irwin Russell: first fruits of the Southern romantic movement / W. L. Weber

William Ward, a Mississippi poet entitled to distinction / Dabney Lipscomb

Sherwood Bonner, her life and place in the literature of the South / Alexander L. Bondurant

'The Daughter of the Confederacy,' her life, character and writings / Chiles Clifton Ferrell

Sir William Dunbar, pioneer scientist of Mississippi / Franklin L. Riley

History of taxation in Mississippi / Charles Hillman Brough

Territorial growth of Mississippi / J. M. White

The early slave laws of Mississippi / Alfred H. Stone

Federal courts, judges, attorneys and marshals in Mississippi / Thomas McAdory Owen

Running Mississippi's south line / Peter J. Hamilton

Elizabeth Female Academy: the mother of female colleges / Chas. B. Galloway

Early history of Jefferson College / J. K. Morrison

The rise and fall of Negro rule in Mississippi / Dunbar Rowland

Glimpses of the past / Helen D. Bell

The historical opportunity of Mississippi / R. W. Jones

Nanih Waiya, the sacred mound of the Choctaws / H. S. Halbert.

Credits:

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2014-10-27