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Told here for the first time is the compelling story of the Bluff
City during the Civil War. Historian and preservationist Mike Bunn
takes you from the pivotal role Eufaula played in Alabama's
secession and early enthusiasm for the Confederate cause to its
aborted attempt to become the state's capital and its ultimate
capture by Union forces, chronicling the effects of the conflict on
Eufaulans along the way. "Civil War Eufaula "draws on a wide range
of firsthand individual perspectives, including those of husbands
and wives, political leaders, businessmen, journalists, soldiers,
students and slaves, to produce a mosaic of observations on shared
experiences. Together, they communicate what it was like to live in
this riverside trading town during a prolonged and cataclysmic war.
It is the story of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
The British colony of West Florida—which once stretched from the
mighty Mississippi to the shallow bends of the Apalachicola and
portions of what are now the states of Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana—is the forgotten fourteenth colony of
America's Revolutionary era. The colony's eventful years as a part
of the British Empire form an important and compelling interlude in
Gulf Coast history that has for too long been overlooked. For a
host of reasons, including the fact that West Florida did not rebel
against the British Government, the colony has long been dismissed
as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, if considered at
all. But the colony's history showcases a tumultuous political
scene featuring a halting attempt at instituting representative
government; a host of bold and colorful characters; a compelling
saga of struggle and perseverance in the pursuit of financial
stability; and a dramatic series of battles on land and water which
brought about the end of its days under the Union Jack. In
Fourteenth Colony, historian Mike Bunn offers the first
comprehensive history of the colony, introducing readers to the
Gulf Coast's remarkable British period and putting West Florida
back in its rightful place on the map of Colonial America.
Mississippi’s foundational epoch—in which the state literally
took shape—has for too long remained overlooked and shrouded in
misunderstanding. Yet the years between 1798, when the Mississippi
Territory was created, and 1840, when the maturing state came into
its own as arguably the heart of the antebellum South, was one of
remarkable transformation. Beginning as a Native American homeland
subject to contested claims by European colonial powers, the state
became a thoroughly American entity in the span of little more than
a generation. In Old Southwest to Old South: Mississippi,
1798–1840, authors Mike Bunn and Clay Williams tell the story of
Mississippi’s founding era in a sweeping narrative that gives
these crucial years the attention they deserve. Several key themes,
addressing how and why the state developed as it did, rise to the
forefront in the book’s pages. These include a veritable list of
the major issues in Mississippi history: a sudden influx of
American settlers, the harsh saga of Removal, the pivotal role of
the institution of slavery, and the consequences of heavy reliance
on cotton production. The book bears witness to Mississippi’s
birth as the twentieth state in the Union, and it introduces a cast
of colorful characters and events that demand further attention
from those interested in the state’s past. A story of relevance
to all Mississippians, Old Southwest to Old South explains how
Mississippi’s early development shaped the state and continues to
define it today.
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