Settling the Mississippi Territory : the origin of two states / Mike Bunn and Clay Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunn, Mike, author.

Williams, Clay, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pioneers--Mississippi.

Pioneers.

Pioneers--Alabama.

Mississippi--History.

Mississippi.

Alabama--History.

Alabama.

Physical Description:

174 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2025.

Summary:

The Mississippi Territory existed as a political entity for nearly two decades. It stretched from the Tennessee border southward to the Gulf of Mexico and was bounded on the east by the state of Georgia and the west by the mighty Mississippi River. This enormous swath of America’s southwestern frontier in 1817 was divided into the state of Mississippi and the Alabama Territory. Two years later, Alabama entered the Union as a state. Between 1798 and 1817, the territory transitioned from a sparsely inhabited backwoods frontier to a thriving and dynamic centerpiece in one of the fastest-developing regions of the country. Mike Bunn and Clay Williams chronicle that story in a richly illustrated introduction and guide to discovery of this pivotal era. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1467158798

9781467158794

OCLC:

1483029589

Publisher Number:

90101997649