Author: Patti Carr BlackPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604732054
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A celebration of four Mississippi artists and their nationally renowned work
American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Author: Patti Carr BlackPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604732054
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A celebration of four Mississippi artists and their nationally renowned work
Legends and Lore of the Mississippi Golden Gulf Coast
Author: Edmond Boudreaux Jr.Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614239258
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Colorful tales of the MS Gulf Coast from specters to sodas and from buccaneers and pioneers. The story of the Mississippi Golden Gulf Coast can't be told without a few tall tales--pirates, buried treasure, ghosts and colorful characters pepper its diverse past. From incredible stories of the pirate Jean Lafitte to iconic legends like Barq's Root Beer, travel from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi and every nook and cranny in between to discover the legends and lore of Mississippi's Golden Gulf Coast. Local historian Edmond Boudreaux explores this exciting history, recounting the fantastic tales that launch the reader into the past and create a truly captivating history.
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Yesterday and Today, 1699-1939
Author: Federal Writers' ProjectPublisher: AMS Press
ISBN: 9780404579326
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Industry
Author: Deanne Love StephensPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496833562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The seafood industry on the coast of Mississippi has attracted waves of immigrants and other workers—oftentimes folks who were either already acquainted with maritime livelihoods or those who quickly adapted to the resources of the region. For generations the industry has provided employment and sustenance to Coast peoples. Deanne Love Stephens tells their stories and identifies key populations who have worked this harvest. Oyster and shrimp processing were the most significant of these trades, and much of the Gulf Coast's history follows these two delicacies. Harvesting, processing, and marketing oyster and shrimp products built the Mississippi seafood industry and powered the growth of the entire coastal region. This book is the first to offer a broad view of the many ethnic groups and distinct populations who toiled in the oyster and shrimp industries. Relying heavily upon contemporary newspapers, oral histories, and interviews to create a rich picture of the industry and its workers, the author presents the history of laboring people who daily toiled in factories and often went unheard and unrecognized. Stephens provides an overview of significant early developments and the beginnings of the industry, considering the development of railroad expansion, lighthouse construction, and ice technology. She covers significant state and federal legislation that both defined and protected marine resources, illustrating the depth of the industry’s importance as Mississippians wrestled with adequate protective measures to preserve oyster and shrimp resources throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast
Author: Timothy T. IsbellPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496819004
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Through more than two hundred stunning photographs, The Mississippi Gulf Coast illustrates what visitors and residents alike love about the region—the sunrises and sunsets; the distinctive character of each town along the waterfront; the historic places; the traditional coast cuisine; and the arts, gaming, and watersports. Passing from the western part of the coast to the east, The Mississippi Gulf Coast will refamiliarize some and introduce others to the Coast of Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, D’Iberville, Ocean Springs, Gautier, Pascagoula, and Moss Point. Through words and images, photographer Timothy T. Isbell provides a brief history of the area, from the first settlers to the waves of immigrants who have helped shape the character and culture of the region, and a reflection of the current state of the Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Gulf Coast has spent more than a decade recovering from the ruin left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. During the earliest days following the storm, Isbell was sent out to document the grim aftermath of Katrina. Seeing damage everywhere, he became overwhelmed by the destruction surrounding him and soon wanted to see images of hope and recovery. It was at that point he made a promise to show the “true Mississippi Gulf Coast,” an area known for its natural beauty and spirit. The beautiful photographs in The Mississippi Gulf Coast are a testament to renewal in the face of adversity.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Scenes
Author: Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781589809161
Category : Mississippi
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Mississippi Gulf Coast
Author: Charles L. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781892724021
Category : Gulf Coast (Miss.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Letters
Author: John BarthPublisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564780614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Basically, [Barth] takes several people from his early novels and has them all starting to write to each other, and to him, their letters and experiences directing the plot. And what starts out as what could be a too-cute literary trick winds up being extremely revealing, as the characters pour themselves into the letters, regardless of whom they're writing to, as the plot skips and slips through time. On one level it acts as a sequel to those early novels, continuing their stories and although it's not really required to read those books, I'm not going to pretend it doesn't help. The best thing to do would be to read those old novels in one block and then move onto this . . . I read them some years ago so I was a little fuzzy on the finer points. But I picked it up. But Barth captures the voices of his old characters well and even if you didn't know who was writing what letter, you could tell. And thus they tell the recepient, and us, about their hopes and fears, they mingle together, they lie, they come unglued, and by the end you sort of get a tapestry of their thoughts. There's a plot weaving through here but sometimes it becomes hard to connect it with six different people discussing different angles of it with you, but I just went with it and enjoyed the writing for what it was. --Michael Battaglia at Amazon.com.
Hurricane Katrina and the Redefinition of Landscape
Author: DeMond Shondell MillerPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739121474
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Miller and Rivera explore how the fundamental changes to the physical landscape after Hurricane Katrina set the stage for dramatic changes to come for the city and region, and how these changes altered the economic, cultural, and political lives of the survivors.
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