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In the Country of Country, A Journey to the Roots of American Music

by Nicholas Dawidoff

  • MUSIC
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A heartfelt account of a journey through the South in search of traditional country music. The author interviews luminaries from the genre's heyday, including George Jones, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. (MUS33, $18.95)

Fabulous New Orleans

Fabulous New Orleans

by Lyle Saxon

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

First published in the 1920s, this charming book by local journalist and literary personality Lyle Saxon is a lovely, impressionistic chronicle of the city, its people and its culture. (USS01, $16.99)

Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico Map

Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico Map

by Hallwag

  • MAP

A map of the southern Mississippi Valley region. (USS47, $14.95)

 
Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery

Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery


by Charles Johnson | Patricia Smith | WBGH Series Research Team

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

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, $38.95)

Graceland, Going Home with Elvis


by Karen Ann Marling

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

A serious, engaging analysis of Graceland and the phenomenon of Elvis Presley. (USS191, $14.95)

The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds


by Dewey Grantham

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Architecture of the Old South

Architecture of the Old South


by Mills Lane | Van Jones Martin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • HARD COVER
  • 335 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated survey of the glorious architecture of the Old South. With an authoritative text by a Savannah native, and 250 sumptuous color photographs of antebellum architecture. (USS19, $75.00)

Blues from the Delta


by William R. Ferris

  • MUSIC
  • 1988
  • PAPER

A cultural history of the Blues. (MUS34, $16.50)

Cajun and Creole Music Makers


by Barry Jean Ancelet | Elemore Morgan

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

This book presents interviews with and photos of Cajun and Creole musicians in their surroundings. (USS172, $40.00)

Satchmo, The Genius of Louis Armstrong


by Gary Giddins

  • MUSIC
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A biography of jazz legend Louis Armstong. (MUS35, $16.00)

Zydeco


by Ben Sandmel | Rick Olivier

  • MUSIC
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated tribute to the dance music of Loiuisiana's black Creole community. (USS176, $30.00)

Black Boy

Black Boy


by Richard A. Wright | Jerry W. Ward

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

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, $14.99)

Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi


by 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

Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi


by Jonathan Raban

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining portrait of contemporary life on the river, featuring places and people he encounters along the way from from Minnesota to Mississippi. (USS42, $18.00)

The Coming of Age in Mississippi


by Anne Moody

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A powerful and provocative autobiography of the author's fight against racism in the 1950s South. (USS140, $7.99)

A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces


by John Kennedy Toole

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES

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, $15.00)

As I Lay Dying


by William Faulkner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES

Faulkner's deadpan yet tragic tale of the Bundren family's journey across Mississippi with Addie, their deceased wife and mother, in tow. (USS68, $14.00)

The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty


by Eudora Welty

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 622 PAGES

All the stories written by Welty, the pride of Jackson, Mississippi, in a single volume. (USS250, $16.00)

The Moviegoer

The Moviegoer


by Walker Percy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1961
  • PAPER
  • 241 PAGES

Walker Percy won the 1961 National Book Award for this novel, his masterpiece, which unfolds in New Orleans during a momentous Carnival week. It's a great book that we can recommend as much for its sheer readability as for its palpable sense of place. (USS249, $14.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States


by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 446 PAGES

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 to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

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