Washington County, Mississippi

by Russell S. Hall, Princella W. Nowell, Stacy Childress

Book Overview

Washington County, located on the Mississippi River in the heart of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, is the culture that cotton built.

Founded by hearty pioneers willing to risk even their lives for the unexcelled wealth that the white gold of cotton promised, the county was literally carved out of a swampy, cane-covered wilderness where the brave were as likely to reap an early grave as elaborate grandeur. This collection of more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738506559
• ISBN13: 9780738506555
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"