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Author : Judy H. Tucker,Charline R. McCord
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1578063817
This volume packages together 17 of the peculiar Yuletide experiences of great writers like Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, and Elizabeth Spencer, with illustrations by Waters.
Author : Charline R. McCord,Judy H. Tucker
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781604737813
This beautiful book of thirty-eight essays, illustrated by Mississippi's premier watercolorist Wyatt Waters, will ring true with treasured recollections of Christmases past. Remember the Christmas it snowed on the Mississippi Coast? Glen Allison recalls that miracle. Richard Ford and Waters tell exactly what they felt when they first laid eyes on a bicycle left under the tree by Santa Claus. These Mississippians celebrate Christmas pageants, the decorating, the family dinners—even as they recognize war and loss as part of our lives and sometimes part of our holidays. Christmas Memories from Mississippi looks at the holidays from the early twentieth century through the present and offers the celebrations from various points of view, both religious and secular. This book makes an ideal memento of shared traditions and lovingly extends the spirit of the season across the state's diversity.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Christmas stories, American
ISBN : 1617033669
A rousing, inspiring collection of Southern Christmas stories includes contributions from Robert Olen Butler, Kelly Cherry, Kate Chopin, James Knudsen, Patty Friedmann, Katherine Ann Porter, Ruth McEnery Stuart, and many many others. (Story Collection)
Author : Ran Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020001356
It's 1983, and all Andy Parker wants for Christmas is a Mr. T action figure. That shouldn't be so hard to find, right? A Different Kind of Christmas Story presents the small town of Daily, Mississippi, a fictional town from Ran Walker's literary universe, and introduces a community that has found its own joy in the season: Christmas pageants, parades, toys, and everything in between. Told in chapters of exactly 100-words, this is a different kind of Christmas story for readers of all ages.
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Christmas
ISBN : OCLC:48095606
Author : Judy H. Tucker,Charline R. McCord
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1617034045
With contributions from Elizabeth Aydelott, Fred Banks, Jimmy Buffett, Edward Cohen, Maggie Wade Dixon, Ellen Douglas, W. Ralph Eubanks, Richard Ford, Gwendolyn Gong, Carolyn Haines, Lorian Hemingway, Samuel Jones, Robert Khayat, B. B. King, John Maxwell, Alberto Mora, Donald Peterson, Noel Polk, Jerry Rice, George Riggs, Robert St. John, Sid Salter, Constance Slaughter-Harvey, Elizabeth Spencer, Clifton Taulbert, Keith Tonkel, Sela Ward, Wyatt Waters, Jim Weatherly, and William Winter Growing Up in Mississippi shares experiences and impressions from a multifaceted group representing all areas of the state and many professions, talents, and temperaments. Parents, teachers, churches, communities, landscape, and historical context profoundly influenced these men and women when they were young. In his revealing foreword, Richard Ford explores the very essence of influence and illustrates his conclusions by recalling an indelible incident between his mother and himself in the front yard of their home on Congress Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The volume then showcases poignant memories of other distinguished individuals: a governor and statesman, journalists, a news anchor, a playwright, novelists, memoirists, a publisher, a minister, educators and scholars, judges and lawyers, a test pilot and astronaut, a renowned watercolorist, a celebrated actress, and many more. Spanning more than five decades, these essays give us a glimpse of the people and places that nurtured these outstanding individuals and their remarkable gifts.
Author : Charline R. McCord,Judy H. Tucker
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617037665
In this collection, essayists examine their lives, their memories of Mississippi, the reasons they left the state, and what drew them back. They talk about how life differs and wears on you in the far-flung parts of our nation, and the qualities that make Mississippi unique. The writers from all corners of the state are as diverse as the regions from which they come. They are of different races, different life experiences, different talents, and different temperaments. Yet in acceding to the magical lure of Mississippi they are in many ways alike. Their roots are deep in the rich soil of this state, and they come from strong families that valued education and promoted an indomitable optimism. Successes stem from a passion, usually emerging early in life, that burns within them. But that passion is tempered, disciplined, encouraged, and influenced by the people around them, as well as the landscape and the history of their times. These essays give us a glimpse of the people and places that nurtured the young lives of the essayists and offered the values that directed them as they sought their dreams elsewhere. Often they found that opportunity was within their grasp in their home state and came back to realize their full potential. They came back, in some cases, to retire to a familiar place of pleasant memories, to family and to friends. They all have a love and respect for Mississippi and continue, back home, to use their talents to help make the state an even better place to live.
Author : Dorothy Dodge Robbins,Kenn Robbins
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1578067952
Penned by distinguished and emerging Georgia writers, this book includes over two centuries of the state's storytelling related to Christmas and holiday themes. Includes contributions by Toni Cade Bambara, Erskine Caldwell, Lewis Grizzard, and Joel Chandler Harris.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Night Before Christmas in
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1728237815
A classic Christmas story featuring all the magic of Santa combined with the magic of your favorite city, state, or country. It's the night before Christmas and you're nestled snug in your bed. Your stocking is hung by the chimney with care--will Santa visit your house? Follow Santa's journey in this magical retelling of a Christmas classic starring the locations and landmarks that make the place where you live special!
Author : Charline R. McCord,Judy H. Tucker,Barry Hannah
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015057620984
Captures the spirit of a southern Christmas in a collection of short fiction by some of the region's contemporary fiction writers.
Author : Foster Dickson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786488162
Although much attention has been paid to the adults who led, participated in, or witnessed the civil rights movement, much less attention has been given to those who were children during that era. Especially in the South, these children of the 1950s and afterward came of age in the midst of major societal shifts regarding race, gender, social class, and industry as the South re-branded itself the "Sun Belt." In this collection of memoirs, writers, teachers, scholars and historians recall growing up in the South from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, revealing how the region changed over time, as well as how a Southern childhood varied across time, race, gender, socio-economic status, and geography. By viewing these remembrances through the lens of multiculturalism, this collection offers anuanced understanding of how the pre-civil rights movement South evolved into the South of the 21st century.
Author : Terri Hoover Dunham
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627535984
Around the world Santa Claus has many names. But in a deep, swampy bayou of Louisiana, he's known as Papa Noël. In such a hot and humid place, there can be no sleds or reindeer, so Papa Noël rides the river in a boat that's pulled by eight alligators, with a snowy white one named Nicollette in the lead. On this particular Christmas Eve, it's so foggy on the river that even Nicollette's magical glowing-green eyes may not be enough to guide Papa Noël. The alligators are tired, grumpy and bruised from banging into cypress trees, and Papa is desperate to get all the gifts to the little children. Well, "quicker than a snake shimmies down the river," the clever Cajun people come up with a solution that saves the day. A colorfully inventive Christmas tale, Papa Noël is a lesson in fast thinking, as well as a witty introduction to a part of America that's rich in folklore and legend.
Author : Charlene R. McCord,Judy H. Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015062619120
An assortment of Christmas stories, essays, and illustrations celebrates Southern authors, including tales by Bailey White, Rick Bass, Ellen Gilchrist, Marianne Gingher, George Singleton, Michael Parker, Steve Yarbrough, Lynne Barrett, Bret Anthony Johnston, Stephen Marion, and Aaron Gwyn.
Author : Jack Bales
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476612317
William Weaks Morris was a writer defined in large measure by his Southern roots. A seventh generation Mississippian, he grew up in Yazoo City frequently reminded of his heritage. Spending his college years at the University of Texas and at Oxford University in England gave Morris a taste of the world and, at the very least, something to write home about. This volume is a comprehensive reference work dealing with Willie Morris’ life and works. It is also a literary biography based on hundreds of primary sources such as letters, newspaper articles and interviews. The principal focus is on Morris’ literary legacy, which includes works such as North Toward Home, New York Days and My Dog Skip.
Author : Christopher R. Fee,Jeffrey B. Webb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1842 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216046547
A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
