The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807854670 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Book, Audio Book, Movie. History vs Hollywood Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil WarHistory vs Hollywood, movie, book, audio book.The popular movie “Free State of Jones” starring Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight, a non-slave owner, who deserts from the Confederate army and leads a biracial gue. I am a Mississippi native and felt like the book gave me my first unbiased view on If you are looking for entertainment, see the movie. If you are looking for hardcore history, read the book. The book is dense with historical detail, but worth the effort for motivated readers. I am a Mississippi native and felt like the book gave me my first unbiased view on how th. Eleonora Turnage said I am still amazed that these stories of the Civil War are not. I couldn't put the book down. It was a page turner for sure. There was so much information given, that I think I will have to read it again, just to make sure I understood it completely. I am still amazed that these stories of the Civil War are not included in our history books for o
This book should be praised as an original and cogent piece of scholarship on a devilishly complicated and demanding subject.--Washington TimesThis is an excellent book and Bynum deserves much praise for her ability to negotiate the minefield of myth and legend to produce a study that not only makes a tremendous contribution to scholarship but is a compelling read as well. Powerful, revisionist, and timely, Bynum's book combines superb history with poignant analysis of historical memory and southern racial mores.--<
. She is author of The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies and Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South. Victoria E. Bynum is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of history at Texas State University, San Marcos
Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. The story of the Jones County rebellion is well known among Mississippians, and debate over whether the county actually seceded from the state during the war has smoldered for more than a century. Adding further controversy to the legend is the story of Newt Knight's interracial romance with his wartime accomplice, Rachel, a slave. From their relationship there developed a mixed-race community that endured long after the Civil War had ended, and the ambiguous racial identity of their descendants confounded the rules of segregated Mississippi well into the