Description: "HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI TO THE YEAR 1878" (165 PAGES PLUS HUGE INDEX) IS A VERY HARD TO FIND HISTORY PUBLISHED BY THE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS IS A FIRST EDITION; AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE ARE NO OTHERS AVAILABLE. IT CONTAINS VERY INTERESTING NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF HOLLY SPRINGS, INCLUDING THE PERIOD DURING THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE AND SO-CALLED "RECONSTRUCTION." MUCH IS INCLUDED RELATED TO THE RAILROADS, THE MEXICAN WAR, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, PERSONS OF INTEREST (BIOS) AND MORE. "RECOLLECTIONS OF THINGS PAST" (ABOUT 18 PAGES) BY JAMES FORT DANIEL ALSO CONTAINS HISTORICAL NOTES RELATED TO A SOMEWHAT LATER PERIOD. "CHILDHOOD IN HOLLY SPRINGS" (114 PAGES) BY CHESLEY THORNE SMITH IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL IN NATURE. INCLUDED IS A SHORT ADDENDA TO THE LATTER BOOK. PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS.
Price: 200 USD
Location: Bentonia, Mississippi
End Time: 2025-01-28T21:47:22.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: WILLIAM BASKERVILLE HAMILTON
Publisher: MARSHALL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Topic: Historical
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
