Newport and Jackson County
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ISBN-13:
9781531697624
Veröffentl:
2016
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
29.02.2016
Seiten:
130
Autor:
Tim Watson
Gewicht:
419 g
Format:
250x175x12 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
For almost 200 years, Jackson County has been a typical farming community in the Mississippi Delta. Based on timber, cotton, and freshwater pearls, its early economy produced great wealth for a small group of landowners. In the 1920s, Jackson County was the 10th-largest cotton producer in the country. However, with the arrival of the tractor in the 1950s and the departure of the laboring classes, the county's economy spiraled downward. The tensions in this social mix led to a creative fermentation that allowed Jackson County to become one of the birthplaces of rock and roll. Images of America: Newport and Jackson County tells many of the colorful stories of the history of the county, from land barons and sharecroppers to Elvis, illuminating the rich heritage of its apparently simple towns and communities.