Hidden History of Vicksburg
MSU Affiliation
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Communication, Media and Theatre
Abstract
Authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman uncover all-but-forgotten elements of Vicksburg history. Vicksburg had an especially inauspicious start when its inhabitants were massacred by locals. The generation of the city’s official founding beheld vigilantes, duelists and an early incel roaming its streets. Citizens experienced the horrors of war: hunger, diarrhea and death. About 150 years later, their descendants hid in fear from a deranged killer on the loose. In between, the city overloaded a steamboat with recently released POWs and contributed to the greatest maritime disaster in U.S. history. In the midst of war and suffering, an intrepid group of religious sisters worked to educate and nurse their fellow people. An immigrant family from Germany established a bottling empire that made them the embodiment of the American dream. Join authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett as they explore the land and people who make Vicksburg one of the South’s most visited and recognizable cities.
Publication Date
3-18-2025
Publisher
The History Press
City
Charleston, SC
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First Page
1
Last Page
160
ISBN
9781467155786
Recommended Citation
Starrett, Ryan, and Josh Foreman. Hidden History of Vicksburg. The History Press, 2025.
