The Yazoo River

The Yazoo River

Author: Frank E. Smith

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780878053551

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An immensely pleasurable book that unlocks the door to one of the most unusual and diverse regions in the United States, the culturally rich Delta flatland embraced by two rivers, the Mississippi and the Yazoo


Eli - Pride of the Yazoo River

Eli - Pride of the Yazoo River

Author: Daniel E. Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781977204547

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Story of Eli - a giant catfish that lives under the bridge in Satartia, Mississippi in the Yazoo River and what happens when someone tries to catch him.


The Fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864

The Fight for the Yazoo, August 1862-July 1864

Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 0786491108

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Following the loss of the CSS Arkansas in early August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing northern flank for the South's fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi. For much of the next year, Federal efforts to capture the citadel focused on possession of that stream. Huge battles and mighty expeditions were launched (Chickasaw Bayou, Yazoo Pass, Steele's Bayou) from that direction, but the city, guarded by stout defenses, swamps, and motivated defenders, could not be turned. Finally, Union troops ran down the Mississippi and came up from the south and the river defenses and the bastion itself were taken from the east. From July 1863 to August 1864, sporadic Confederate resistance necessitated continued Federal attention. This book recounts the whole story.


Forgotten Time

Forgotten Time

Author: John C. Willis

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780813919713

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Examining the lives of individuals - freedmen, planters, and merchants - Willis explores the reciprocal interests of former slaves and former slaveholders. He shows how, in a cruel irony replicated in other areas of the South, the backbreaking work that African Americans did to clear, settle, and farm the land away from the river made the land ultimately too valuable for them to retain.


Yazoo Pass Expedition, The: A Union Thrust into the Delta

Yazoo Pass Expedition, The: A Union Thrust into the Delta

Author: Larry Allen McCluney Jr.

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1625858396

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After six failed attempts to reach Vicksburg, General Ulysses S. Grant developed a plan. The Yazoo Pass Expedition was a Union army/navy operation meant to bypass Vicksburg by using the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta. Operations began on February 3, 1863, with a levee breach on the Mississippi River. The expedition was delayed as a result of natural obstacles and Confederate resistance, which allowed the Confederate army under Lieutenant General John Pemberton to block passage of the Federal fleet. The Confederates continued to rebuff the fleet and finally defeated it in the spring. Larry McCluney examines the expedition from start to finish in never-before-seen detail.


Steamboats and the Cotton Economy

Steamboats and the Cotton Economy

Author: Harry P. Owens

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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This first book to make a detailed exploration of the system of riverboat traffic of the Delta region, "Steamboats and the Cotton Economy" is also the first balanced study showing how steamboats in the early years of the republic performed essentially the same role that railroads would later perform in revolutionizing the interior of the nation. Today, the mention of steamboats conjures up romantic visions of cotton landings and mythological river traders. Some of the steamboats plying the Mississippi-Yazoo Delta waterways give form to the myth. Others call forth the true work-a-day world of steamers loaded with passengers, freight, and sacks of cotton seed. Such ubiquitous trade boats, cotton, gin boats, sawmills boats, as well as ice and mail boats, not only helped to build the Cotton Kingdom but also added rich texture and color to the history of the Delta. In discovering the role of steamboats in the everyday life of the Mississippi Delta, this book reveals the vital economic


The Mississippi

The Mississippi

Author: Quinta Scott

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0826218407

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"A photographic documentation of the Mississippi River, illustrating the geographical and botanical features of the river and its wetlands. Using 200 color photographs and accompanying vignettes, Scott explains how we have changed each site depicted, howwe try to manage and restore it, and the wildlife that occupies it"--Provided by publisher.


Mississippi Trial, 1955

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Author: Chris Crowe

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-05-27

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1440650314

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As the fiftieth anniversary approaches, there's a renewed interest in this infamous 1955 murder case, which made a lasting mark on American culture, as well as the future Civil Rights Movement. Chris Crowe's IRA Award-winning novel and his gripping, photo-illustrated nonfiction work are currently the only books on the teenager's murder written for young adults.