Wicked Mississippi
MSU Affiliation
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Communication, Media & Theatre
Abstract
Authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett lead readers on a descent into the darkest depths of Mississippi. From embezzler Edward Cates and his effort to avoid prosecution by faking his own death, to the hoop-skirted damsels of the antebellum South and a three-generation struggle for social supremacy, Mississippi knows its way around the seven deadly sins. The Black Knight of Mississippi Alexander McClung finally meets the duelist he can’t defeat—himself. Kiah Lincecum hunts for the easy dollar. Nellie Jackson’s Natchez bordello caters to a community’s base interests. John Law concocts America’s first Ponzi scheme with the Mississippi Bubble. The Magnolia State’s foremost food critic settles in for a famously gluttonous 31-course meal. And a wrathful scene unfolds at the Carrol County courthouse.
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
The History Press
City
Charleston, SC
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ISBN
9781467157599
Recommended Citation
Starrett, R., Foreman, J., & Fowler, S. (2024). Wicked Mississippi. The History Press.
