The state of Jones the small southern county that seceded from the Confederacy
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 Confeder...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-389) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780385525930 0385525931 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
