Author Discussion on American History
Authors Jeff Guinn, Brian Castner and Rinker Buck reflected on aspects of American history including the southern border war, the Klondike Gold Rush and life on the Mississippi River.
414 viewsAuthors Jeff Guinn, Brian Castner and Rinker Buck reflected on aspects of American history including the southern border war, the Klondike Gold Rush and life on the Mississippi River.
414 viewsLibrarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden spoke with Representative Gregg Harper (R-MS). This talk took place at the 2017 Mississippi Book Festival, held at the Mississippi State Capitol in …
862 viewsAuthors Eric Dolin, Tom Clavin, and Peter Houlahan discussed outlaws in U.S. history. They spoke at the 2019 Mississippi Book Festival.
780 viewsAuthors John Marszalek, Shelby Harriel, Ben Wynne, and Jacquelyn Hall provided insight into prominent and lesser known figures in the Civil War and Southern history. They spoke at the 2019 M…
982 viewsAuthors Hezekiah Watkins, Michelle Purdy, Natalie Adams, and Jelani Favors examined desegregation efforts in the South during the civil rights movement. They spoke at the 2019 Mississippi Bo…
595 viewsAuthors Eric Etheridge, Brenda Travis, Jane Hearn, and Stephanie Rolph discussed civil rights history in Mississippi.
486 viewsAuthors Gary Krist, Andrew Lawler and Jack Davis recounted the history of the Gulf region, the founding of Los Angeles and the search for the lost colony on Roanoke Island.
734 viewsMark Bowden talked about his book, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam. This talk took place at the 2017 Mississippi Book Festival, held at the Mississippi State Capi…
890 viewsAuthors Stuart Stevens and Jon Meacham and former Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) talked about the 2016 presidential campaign “The Presidential Year” was a panel at the 2016 Mississippi Book Fe…
1,612 viewsAuthors Gereard Helferich, Anne Webster, J. Lee Annis, James F. Barnett, and Jim Woodrick talked about their books about Mississippi History. “Mississippi History” was a panel at the 2016…
702 viewsAuthors Patricia Michelle Boyett, Trent Brown, Sally Palmer Thomason, and Martha Wyatt-Rossignol talked about their books about civil rights history. “Civil Rights History II” was a panel…
536 viewsPanelists talked about the history of civil rights in America. The panel was moderated by Robby Luckett, director of the Margaret Walker Center for the Study of the African-American Experien…
1,251 viewsMichael Ballard, author of The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles; Timothy Smith, author of Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front; Thomas Parson, author of Work for…
1,194 viewsPanelists talked about their books and about the process of writing both history and biography. The panel is moderated the University of Mississippi’s Curtis Wilkie. The panelists were: form…
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