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Mississippi Delta

This guide covers the Mississippi river Delta region.

Books by Mississippi Delta Writer John Pritchard

Mississippi Delta writer, John Pritchard will provide a lunchtime presentation at the 2014 Delta Conference.  

Featured Books from Mississippi Delta Writers

Featured Photo

Author Tennessee Williams pictured with his grandfather the Reverend Walter Dakin.  It was while staying with Reverend Dakin in Memphis that Williams had his first play staged in 1935.  This image comes from our Preservation and Special Collections department.

Oxford's Rowan Oak - Home of William Faulkner

    

In 1930, Faulkner moved with his wife and 2 children into "Rowan Oak," located in Oxford, Mississippi.   http://www.rowanoak.com/