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Old Southwest to Old South
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Mike Bunn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-02-22 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

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Mississippi’s foundational epoch—in which the state literally took shape—has for too long remained overlooked and shrouded in misunderstanding. Yet the ye
Creating an Old South
Language: en
Pages: 412
Authors: Edward E. Baptist
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-03 - Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

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Set on the antebellum southern frontier, this book uses the history of two counties in Florida's panhandle to tell the story of the migrations, disruptions, and
Zachary Taylor
Language: en
Pages: 378
Authors: K. Jack Bauer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-08-01 - Publisher: LSU Press

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Considering the course his life took, one might wonder how Zachary Taylor ever came to be elected the twelfth president of the United States. According to K. Ja
The Mississippi Territory and the Southwest Frontier, 1795–1817
Language: en
Pages: 573
Authors: Robert V. Haynes
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-21 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Originally inhabited by Native American tribes, territorial Mississippi has a complex history rife with fierce contention. Since 1540, when Hernando de Soto of
William Dunbar
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Arthur H. DeRosierJr.
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-17 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Scottish-born William Dunbar (1750–1810) is recognized by Mississippi and Southwest historians as one of the most successful planters, agricultural innovators