Mississippi Profiles: Stories of Memorable Men and Women of the Magnolia State

ISBN-13: 9781942181026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 278 str.

Philip L. Levin MD; Judy Davies; Janet Taylor-Perry

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Twenty four biographies of Mississippians, including Varina Howell Davis (Confederate States first lady), Claudius V. H. Davis (Confederate soldier), Dr. Wharton (physician), Eudora Welty (author), John Faulkner (author), Jerry Clower (comedian), James Thomas Bell (baseball player), Jimmie Rodgers (singer), Walter Anderson (artist), Patrick Smith (author), Capt. Peter Skrmetta (Ship Island captain), Stu Roosa (astronaut), Richard Wright (author), Gus Stevens (Nightclub owner), Grady Byrd (artist), Carolyn Haines (author), Leontyne Price (singer), Willard Boggan (physician), William Winter (governor), Kathy Thibedeaux (dancer), Morgan Freeman (actor), Oprah Winfrey (entertainer), Marty Wilson (artist), Margaret Loesch (media). This is the sixth Gulf Coast Writers Association anthology, each featuring stories, poetry, or essays by those interested in Southern Literature, geography, and history.