Mississippi
An American Journey
$40.47
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 January 1997
Summary
To most Americans, Mississippi is not a state but a scar, the place where segregation took its ugliest form and struck most savagely at its challengers. But to many Americans, Mississippi is also home. And it is this paradox, with all its overtones of history and heartache, that Anthony Walton—whose parents escaped Mississippi for the relative civility of the Midwest—explores in this resonant and disquieting work of travel writing, history, and memoir.
Traveling from the Natchez Trace…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679777410 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679777415 |
| Author: | Anthony Walton |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Vintage Departures |
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Critics Review
“Affecting…. A compassionate meditation on this country and South, their past, present, and future.”-
“Affecting…. A compassionate meditation on this country and South, their past, present, and future.”- Willie Morris The New York Times Book Review“Essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the troubled soul of the South.”- Caryl Phillips, author of Crossing the River“Wonderfully illuminating and always interesting.”- Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
About The Author
Anthony Walton
Anthony Walton studied at Notre Dame and Brown University and currently lives in Brunswick, Maine.
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