Hattiesburg, Mississippi: A History of the Hub City (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540209054)

Founded by William Hardy at the confluence of rivers and rail lines, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is today a capital of education, healthcare, commerce and the armed forces in the Gulf South. In this new biography of the Hub City, experience its story as you never have before. Hunt and forage alongside Native American tribes centuries before European settlement. Build a cabin with pioneer lumbermen on the edge of the forest, jostling for profit in the cavernous Piney Woods. Train with soldiers at Camp Shelby on the eve of deployment in World War II, and march alongside civil rights activists during Freedom Summer in 1964. In this narrative history, author and Hattiesburg native Benjamin Morris offers a captivating account of the Hub City from its prehistory to the present day, from its darkest hours to its brightest futures.

Author: Benjamin Morris
ISBN-10: 1540209059
ISBN-13: 9781540209054
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d