A HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI. VOLUME I and VOLUME II. [Complete set; Vol. 1-One & Vol. 2-Two.]

McLemore, Richard Aubrey, 1903-1976 (editor). Robert V. Haynes; Glover Moore; Edwin C. Bearss; John K. Bettersworth; David G. Sansing; J. Oliver Emmerich; John Ray Skates, Jr.; William F. Winter; Neil R. McMillen; Nollie W. Hickman; Frank E. Everett, Jr.; et al (contributors).

ISBN 10: 0878050132 / ISBN 13: 9780878050130

Published by Hattiesburg, MS: University and College Press of Mississippi, [January] 1973., 1973

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COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET. Both first editions, first printings (not stated per publisher's contemporary practice). Hardcover, each H 24cm x L 16cm. Tan dust jackets toned and soiled with varied chips, tears, and creasing; front flaps are not price-clipped; djs now presented in mylar Brodart protectors. Brown cloth boards; spines decorated with black stamped lettering within gilt blocks. Light toning to text block edges. Bindings are firm. ***** VOLUME I. xiv, 703 pages. Past owner's ink stamp "Jess McKee | Geography Dept." appears twice upon text block's fore-edge and again twice at front free endpaper's top margin; a few spots of soiling to leaves; stray ink mark on page ix; among Chapter 5 (pages 110-133) are pencil notes and margin marks along with top half of one b/w plate clipped out. Reviews history from early settlement through the Civil War and Reconstruction to 1890. Contributors include Robert V. Haynes, Glover Moore, Edwin C. Bearss, John K. Bettersworth, David G. Sansing, et al. ***** VOLUME II. xii, 651 pages. Past owner's ink signature "Jess McKee" at top right of front free endpaper; pencil notes and margin marks occur within Chapter 42 (pages 492-515); several leaves at rear with shallow creases and staining at their top fore-edge corners. Reviews history from 1890 forward to 1970. Contributors include J. Oliver Emmerich, John Ray Skates, Jr., William F. Winter, Neil R. McMillen, Nollie W. Hickman, Frank E. Everett, Jr., et al. ***** Each volume with endpaper maps, b/w photographs, illustrations, and each separately indexed. A highly-regarded reference regarding Mississippi featuring 43 chapters on multiple facets of state history. Acquired from the estate of Dr. Jesse Oscar McKee (1941-2023) who earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and served on the faculty of the Geography Department at the University of Southern Mississippi from 1964-2003. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {MS Shelf Set #CMS-00645} ISBN 0878050132.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI. VOLUME I and VOLUME II. [Complete set; Vol. 1-One & Vol. 2-Two.]
• Publisher: Hattiesburg, MS: University and College Press of Mississippi, [January] 1973.
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878050132
• ISBN 13: 9780878050130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Mississippi

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Synopsis

A History of Mississippi is the most comprehensive history of the State of Mississippi ever recorded. The forty-three chapters cover every aspect of Mississippi’s history from the earliest known time to the present. Each chapter was written by an outstanding Mississippi historian and in most cases represents a lifetime of study and research in the particular phase of history being written about. Dr. Richard Aubrey McLemore, Director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, served as editor of this massive project. The financial support was provided by the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Historical Society, the Department of Archives and History, the three universities of Mississippi, and the University and College Press of Mississippi.