The Deepest South of All

The Deepest South of All
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781501177842
ISBN-13 : 1501177842
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Book Synopsis The Deepest South of All by : Richard Grant

Download or read book The Deepest South of All written by Richard Grant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91 percent of the vote"--


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