The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of Mississippi state history from the time of the region’s first inhabitants into the 21st century.

• Represents the only available comprehensive textbook on Mississippi history specifically for use in college-level courses
• Features an engaging narrative mix of topical and chronological chapters
• Includes chapter objectives that may be used by professors and students
• Offers coverage of Mississippi’s major political, economic, social, and cultural developments
• Presents two entirely new chapters on important 21st-century developments in Mississippi
• Contains expanded coverage of slavery in Mississippi history
• Includes completely up-to-date chapter sources, selected bibliography, and subject index