Mississippi Legends and Lore

by Alan Brown

The battle for Vicksburg roils still, the outcome of the Union siege undecided as specters reload and carry on. The Pascagoula River sings out in grief, and a three-legged lady stalks a country lane outside Columbus. The Magnolia State is more than antebellum homes, fish camps and the blues. This is a land worthy of its matchless storytellers. Even after being passed back and forth between the Spanish, French and British, the ancient energy of the original inhabitants still reverberates through the region. From forgotten tales of African slaves, once the majority population, to yarns of bloodthirsty backwoodsmen on the Natchez Trace, author Alan Brown goes beyond the bullet points of Mississippi history. The legends often tell a clearer story than anything else.

160 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2020

Reviews

[Diane Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting with some tales I had not read before!

[Nicole Hudspeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

More really interesting Mississippi information.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting stories but nearly half the book is ghost stories which I wasn’t expecting. Could use some proofreading but otherwise an easy and interesting read.