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Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1770-1860

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Morris examines the development of a Mississippi community from early frontier to its rise as a center of the cotton culture. The book is extremely well written. Unlike most historians who attempt to write community studies, Morris writes with the reader in mind. His prose is accessible yet informative, sophisticated yet always enagaging. A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about antebellum Mississippi.

I think you need to be from the South to fully appreciate this book, but I am and I did. The book was delivered as promised in the condition as advertised. This is a great book for genealogists with family ties to the South who want to learn more about the early history of the South. The author did a great job of validating his information with multiple references.

I'm from Vicksburg, MS so it was a very good book & had facts & infor I didn't know. Loved it!