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Bolivar County Mississippi history genealogy book 1976 Cleveland Rosedale

$ 23.73

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    Description

    History of Bolivar County.  Its Creation, Pioneer Days and Progress.  In the Heart of the Mississippi Delta.  Compiled by Florence Warfield Sillers.  Hardcover, dust jacket has tears at edges, needs to be repaired, pub. 1976, reprint of 1948 edition, 634 pages.  Book is in good condition, gift inscription on endpapers.  Early history, pioneers, life on a cotton plantation, early towns and villages, Civil War, reconstruction, institutions and organizations.  Lots of genealogical information, indexed.  Quite a bit of racism in some of the descriptions of people and events.  Communities include Cleveland, Rosedale, Mound Bayou, Shelby and a number of smaller communities.  Scarce local history.  Shipping weight over 2 pounds.