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These 4 items are available for $51, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSS05A)

Life on the Mississippi  •  Mark Twain TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 388 PAGES A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi. (USS05, $9.95)
Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi  •  Jonathan Raban TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 409 PAGES Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way. It's a portrait of contemporary life from Minnesota to Mississippi. (USS42, $15.00)
Fabulous New Orleans  •  Lyle Saxon CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES First published in the 1920's, this charming book by local journalist and literary personality Lyle Saxon is a lovely, impressionistic chronicle of the city, its people and its culture. The book is divided into a series of tales grouped by subject (Mardi Gras, the French Quarter, etc.). Many are self-contained stories of historical or contemporary events, tinged with personal reflections. A terrific introduction to the flavor of the city. Illustrated with line drawings and pencil sketches. (USS01, $14.95)
Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico  •  Hallwag MAP A map of the southern Mississippi Valley region of the United States at a scale of 1:1,200,000, including Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. With a gazetteer, national parks, and more detailed insets of major cities. (USS47, $12.95)

Jackson, Natchez and Vicksburg Map  •  Riley Maps    •  A regional map of Mississippi at scale of 1:50,000, covering Jackson, Natchez and Vicksburg. (USS403, $4.95)
Compass Guide Gulf South Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama  •  Sydney Byrd  •  Brian Gauvin  •  Bethany Bultman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Written by a native Southerner who weaves local stories on history, legends and music into a handy guide that will take you through Cajun Country, the French Quarters, Natchez Trace, Mobile and the bayou. (USS145, $21.00)
The Deep South: Smithsonian Guides to Historic America  •  William Bryant Logan  •  Donald Young  •  Vance Muse   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A profusely illustrated guide to places of historical interest in the Deep South. (USS85, $19.95)
Africans in America, America's Journey Through Slavery  •  Charles Johnson  •  Patricia Smith  •  WBGH Series Research Team   • HISTORY  •  A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships. (USS53, $17.00)
Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America  •  John M. Barry   • HISTORY  •  A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $17.00)
Shantyboat: A River Way of Life  •  Harlan Hubbard   • HISTORY  •  Hubbard and his wife built a 24-foot houseboat and lived on it for six years, eventually drifting downriver to New Orleans. (USS383, $18.00)
The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign  •  Shelby Foote   • HISTORY  •  Shelby Foote, a noted Civil War scholar, tells the engrossing narrative of the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 by Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. It was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, and distinguished Grant as a military genius. (USS51, $19.00)
The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation  •  Stephen Ambrose  •  Douglas Brinkley   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This illustrated popular history -- and travelogue -- tells the story of the great river from the time of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. (USM110, $40.00)
The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds  •  Dewey Grantham   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country. (USS66, $19.95)
Around the Bend, A Mississippi River Adventure  •  C.C. Lockwood   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A photographic tour of the Mississippi River as seen through the lens of naturalist and wildlife photographer C.C. Lockwood. (USS45, $39.95)
Black Boy  •  Richard A. Wright  •  Jerry W. Ward   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The autobiography of Richard Wright, chronicling his days as a young black man in rural Mississippi and Memphis. It's a hard-hitting look at race relations in the United States before the civil rights era. (USS50, $14.95)
Mississippi Solo: A River Quest  •  Eddy L. Harris   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In the autumn of 1985, Eddy Harris set out alone in a canoe to travel the length of the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to New Orleans. He faced bad weather, dangerous wild dogs, and racist rednecks and emerged with an engaging memoir. (USS384, $15.00)
A Confederacy of Dunces  •  John Kennedy Toole   • LITERATURE  •  The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, drenched in New Orleans color and culture. Its sharp humor, combined with vivid local detail, makes it great reading for any visitor to New Orleans. (USS02, $14.00)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty  •  Eudora Welty   • LITERATURE  •  All the stories written by Welty, the pride of Jackson, Mississippi, in a single volume. (USS250, $16.00)
The Confidence-Man  •  Herman Melville   • LITERATURE  •  Melville's last novel, the tale of a gambler and con man on a Mississippi River steam boat. (USM112, $12.95)
The Confidence-Man, His Masquerade  •  Herman Melville   • LITERATURE  •  Melville's final work of prose, a bewildering story of the Devil and his attempt to con a group of travelers aboard a riverboat on the Mississippi. (USS44, $13.00)
Yonder Stands Your Orphan  •  Barry Hannah   • LITERATURE  •  A dazzling Gothic novel of the Deep South, bursting with eccentric, deeply confused characters, humor and pain. Set near Vicksburg, Mississippi. (USS232, $13.00)
The Control of Nature  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature, including efforts by Icelanders to control the flow of a volcano. (NAT01, $16.00)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the nature of the Southeast States from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina, featuring 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history of the area. (USS31, $19.95)
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)