{"product_id":"lost-landmarks-of-mississippi-mary-carol-miller-9781578064755","title":"Lost Landmarks of Mississippi","description":"\u003cp\u003eMississippi's architectural heritage is one of columns and capitals, most readily envisioned in the great mansions of Natchez and Columbus. But for every Stanton Hall or Waverly, there was an equally memorable structure built for law, worship, or education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Antebellum Mississippians expressed their pride in their state and communities by erecting elegant Greek Revival schools and churches that rivaled those in Charleston and Boston. Even the darker side of life brought out the creativity of the state's architects and carpenters, shown in the grim visage of the old State Penitentiary and the graceful lines of the Insane Asylum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As with the mansions of the Cotton Kingdom, many of Mississippi's landmark buildings have been lost over the years, victims of war, fire, neglect, or decay. Sprawling Gulf Coast hotels rose, prospered, and disappeared. Spas overflowed for decades with revelers, then vanished as their \"healing waters\" lost their cachet. Huge college buildings were pressed into service as Civil War hospitals, and several were destroyed in the process. Courthouses, the visible symbol of legitimacy for so many young towns, often suffered the same fate. Those landmark structures that survived the war were gradually replaced with more modern edifices, and economic shifts doomed factories, hotels, and even colleges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost Landmarks of Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e reviews dozens of these forgotten buildings, capturing their beauty in rare black-and-white photographs and telling the stories of their place in Mississippi history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Carol Miller is the author of \u003ci\u003eLost Mansions of Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e (University Press of Mississippi) and \u003ci\u003eWritten in the Bricks\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Tupelo, Miss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Carol Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578064759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578064755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.82h x 8.78w x 0.78d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Carol Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447922766079,"sku":"9781578064755","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46c8a1a3-8c62-4e67-8e54-196c0c002ac4.jpg?v=1777235726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-landmarks-of-mississippi-mary-carol-miller-9781578064755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}