| The Majesty of the Mississippi Delta Contributor(s): Frasier, Jim (Author), Freeman, Wes (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1565548698 ISBN-13: 9781565548695 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2002 Annotation: The story of the homes, historic buildings, and sites of the Mississippi Delta follows the history of man's ongoing struggle with what the Algonquin Indians called the "Great Waters." This book is exceptional in its presentation of the manner in which builders adapted to the whimsy of a river and the tides of technological, social, and political change. They conformed to or willfully fought against the nature of this majestic plain, while preserving the beauty and grandeur for which the South is known. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 728.370 |
| LCCN: 2001052075 |
| Series: Majesty |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.42" W x 9.36" (0.86 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents the manner in which builders adapted to the whimsy of a river and the tides of technological, social, and political change while preserving the beauty and grandeur for which the South is known. |
Contributor Bio(s): Frasier, Jim: - JIM FRAISER is a federal administrative law judge and a law school and college instructor. He is a freelance journalist/photographer and has written regularly for various Mississippi publications. A professional actor and director, Fraiser is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild.Freeman, Wes: - West Freeman is a native New Orleanian. His photographs have been featured in Architectural Digest, New Orleans Magazine, and the Times-Picayune and are a part of the permanent collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art. |