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- The state of Jones : the small southern county that seceded from the Confederacy / by
Jenkins, Sally.
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Stauffer, John,
1965-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-389) and index.The South's strangest soldier -- Corinth -- Home -- The swamp and the Citadel -- The hounds -- The Third Front -- Banners raised and lowered -- Reconstruction and redemption -- The family tree."From 1863 to 1965, residents of Jones County, Mississippi engaged in an insurrection against the Confederacy that would have repercussions far beyond the scope of the Civil War. Their defiance became legendary, and the line between fact and fiction faded with each passing year. Until now..."--jacket cover.In Jones County, Mississippi, a farmer named Newton Knight led his neighbors, white and black alike, in an insurrection against the Confederacy at the height of the Civil War. Knight's life story mirrors the little-known story of class struggle in the South--and it shatters the image of the Confederacy as a unified front against the Union.- Subjects: Knight, Newton, ca. 1829-1922.; Unionists (United States Civil War);
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- The state of Jones : the small southern county that seceded from the Confederacy / by
Jenkins, Sally.
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Stauffer, John,
1965-
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- Includes bibliographical references ([553]-565) and index.
- Subjects: Large type books.; Knight, Newton, ca. 1829-1922.; Unionists (United States Civil War);
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© 2009., Random House Large Print,
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- The state of Jones [sound recording] / by
Jenkins, Sally.
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Stauffer, John,
1965-
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Leslie, Don.
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- Read by Don Leslie.A southern county secedes from the U.S. Confederacy.Compact disc.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Knight, Newton, ca. 1829-1922.; Unionists (United States Civil War);
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© p2009., Books on Tape,
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- The state of Jones [sound recording] / by
Jenkins, Sally.
;
Stauffer, John,
1965-
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Leslie, Don.
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- Read by Don Leslie.Director, Gabrielle de Cuir ; abridgment by David Smith.Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer chronicle the history of the South during the American Civil War. Although fictionalized and mythologized by popular media, Jenkins and Stauffer reveal that the South was predominately comprised of poor men, who were forcibly conscripted into the Confederate Army to fight for the financial future of plantation owners and slave drivers. Through a series of harrowing tales, listeners will discover the gritty truths about the real South.
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Knight, Newton, ca. 1829-1922.; Unionists (United States Civil War);
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© p2009., Random House Audio,
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