Louisiana's Loss, Mississippi's Gain; the history of Hancock County, Mississippi: From the Stone Age to the Space Age |  | Author: Robert G. Scharff
Publisher: Brunswick Publishing Corporation
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2,451,928
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 741
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 2
ISBN: 1556181760
EAN: 9781556181764
ASIN: 1556181760
Publication Date: July 1, 1999
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Product Description
Hancock County is located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, between New Orleans and Biloxi. While its history is intimately connected with that of both cities, it is also unique, with its own independent development. Some of its history's many elements include prehistoric stone-age people, European explorers, extermination of the buffalo, pirates, a naval battle in the War of 1812, Indians, settlers, the county's role in the Civil War, timber barons and their company towns, the testing of Saturn rocket motors, and casino gambling. These stories and many others are told in the book's 35 well-documented chapters. This volume is, by far, the most authoritative history of the county written to date, and should be of value to genealogy buffs as well as those with an appetite for local history. It is a BIG book with over 700 pages and with 100 pictures.
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