The Percys of Mississippi: Politics and Literature in the New South

by Lewis Baker

Book Overview

Set in the twilight years of southern aristocracy, The Percys of Mississippi is a biography of a family in whose bloodline ran both a strong commitment to public service and an equally strong but more private dedication to literature. Following four generations of Percy family history, Lewis Baker chronicles the lives and public careers of Colonel William Alexander Percy, a planter and lawyer; his son LeRoy, a lawyer and United States Senator;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080712513X
• ISBN13: 9780807125137
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"