The biography of an African American cornetist who traveled the country in minstrel shows and circus bands

A first novel in which a drowned man’s death transforms the life of a man who tried to save him

A memorable literary record that marks the encounter of two great American writers

Photographs and narrative that revive the charming spirit of old New Orleans

From official TVA files, documentary images of the New Deal and its legacy

A collection of conversations about the filmmaker whose life and work spanned six decades of film history

Thirty riveting months in the life of a common infantryman, one among the “citizen soldiers” who took the Allies to victory

In full color, homage to the thriving world of the South’s wetlands

The first book to detail the spread and evolution of jazz into cultures around the world

How tales we tell impact our day-to-day lives

An examination of early modernism’s revolutionary alliance with the machine

A nostalgic romp through the tourist attractions and vintage hotels of the Sunshine State’s Gulf Coast

An alarming look at how the media curtailed feminism

A collection of interviews that documents the twenty-two-year cinematic career of the most internationally celebrated Spanish art-film director since Luís Buñuel

In this collection of interviews, the filmmaker tells fascinating stories of making motion pictures with such film legends as Burt Lancaster, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Burt Reynolds, and many others

A collection of essays focused upon the vestige of the Choctaw tribe that remained in Mississippi after the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek had exiled most of this tribe to the Oklahoma Territory

A book of eight essays focused on Choctaw history prior to 1830, when the tribe forfeited territorial claims and was removed from lands in Mississippi

A collection of interviews with the renowned filmmaker, animator, artist, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe

In a new edition, the history of a regional record company and the blues, gospel, and R&B greats it launched nationally

This collection of interviews portrays the Capra legend vividly and demonstrates why the warm relations between Capra and his audiences continue to inspire acclaim and admiration

The lives and times of the two most powerful spiritual women in Creole New Orleans

The rollicking story of an aunt and her nephew thrown together to fashion a family

A satirical novel unveiling faculty shenanigans on an urban campus

The story of a former Hitler Youth’s journey to Judaism

A riveting account of the American servicemen who scrambled to keep Hitler’s technology out of Soviet hands

Collected interviews with the author of The Women of Brewster Place, The Men of Brewster Place, and Linden Hills

Previously untold, the true story of the Union ironclad, the first man-of-war sunk in combat by a naval torpedo

These engaging conversations show how this influential figure’s insights have made a considerable impact on the practices of many disciplines

In this collection of interviews that spans from the late 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the comic artist proves to be iconoclastic, opinionated, and impervious to the commercial moods of the public

A intimate story of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll and his adoring mother

Interviews that showcase the deep moral vision of a director who is as meticulous, discerning, and contemplative in his conversations as he is in his filmmaking

Airmen remembering the perils of combat in the skies over the Pacific

In the voices of its survivors, the history of one of America’s most devastating storms

In her own words, the life of the inimitable actress known for her daring ways and distinctive foghorn voice

Your guide to the locations and lore of some of Dixie’s spookiest spots

Essays that affirm the writer’s lifelong role as witness to humanity and history

A literary thriller in which terror and captivity salvage a disintegrating marriage

These interviews show how the director of The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II evolved from hotshot film maverick to elder statesman of American cinema.

Superb text and stunning photographs that capture the antebellum grandeur of thirty-five showcase homes

A fascinating examination of the Bible’s influence on seventy-three self-taught artists and 122 works of art

A treasury of tribal lore told by past and present Choctaw storytellers

Photographs documenting the timber industry’s destruction and restoration of Mississippi’s great natural resource