The most southern place on earth: the Mississippi Delta and the roots of regional identity

Abstract

Introduction: Pure Soil, Endlessly Deep, Dark, and Sweet 1. Plantation Frontier 2. The Stern Realities of War 3. Harnessed Revolution 4. Conquering the Plantation Frontier 5. New Plantation Kingdom 6. World Apart 7. The Deepest South 8. We Are at the Crossroads 9. A Man's Life Isn't Worth a Penny with a Hole in It 10. A Testing Ground for Democracy 11. Somebody Done Nailed Us on the Cross 12. The Blues Is a Lowdown Shakin' Chill 13. More Writers per Square Foot ... Epilogue: An American Region Notes Index

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