The University Press of Mississippi was founded in 1970 and is supported by Mississippi's eight state universities. UPM publishes scholarly books of the highest distinction and books that interpret the South and its culture to the nation and the world. From its offices in Jackson, the University Press of Mississippi acquires, edits, distributes, and promotes more than eighty new books every year. Over the years, the Press has published more than 1000 titles and distributed more than 2,600,000 copies worldwide, each with the Mississippi imprint.

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Spirit of the Delta

The Art of Carolyn Norris

University Press of Mississippi

A retrospective of an inspirational self-taught artist from the Mississippi Delta

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I Always Wanted to Fly

America’s Cold War Airmen

University Press of Mississippi

Pilots and crewmen remembering the Berlin Airlift, Korea, Vietnam, and secret flights over the Soviet Union

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Frank Capra

The Catastrophe of Success

University Press of Mississippi

The story of a life tragically at odds with the idealism of Capra’s Americana

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Buryin' Daddy

Putting My Lebanese, Catholic, Southern Baptist Childhood to Rest

University Press of Mississippi

How one woman embraced her roots and reconciled with her family and Dixie

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Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0

New Directions in the Study of African American Fraternities and Sororities

University Press of Mississippi

How black fraternities and sororities remain vital in a transformed world

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Conversations with Walter Mosley

Edited by Owen E. Brady
University Press of Mississippi

Interviews with the creator of the Easy Rawlins detective series and the Socrates Fortlow series of crime novels

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Searching for John Ford

University Press of Mississippi

The definitive biography of one of Hollywood’s master directors

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Soul of the Man

Bobby "Blue" Bland

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography of a blues creator whose stylings influenced almost every form of twentieth-century popular music

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Louisiana Rambles

Exploring America's Cajun and Creole Heartland

University Press of Mississippi

An experiential travel guide to the nation’s most distinct and joyous locale—South Louisiana

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Reading Faulkner

The Unvanquished

University Press of Mississippi

A glossary that will lead readers through the complexities of this book of interrelated stories by William Faulkner

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Cajun Mardi Gras Masks

University Press of Mississippi

A study of Cajun Mardi Gras and its traditional maskmaking

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Forever Mame

The Life of Rosalind Russell

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the full and rewarding life of a Golden Age star

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The Grandissimes

Centennial Essays

University Press of Mississippi

Essays focusing on the importance of the first modern novel to deal honestly with racial complexities in the South and with the transitional Creole society in which the attendant racial questions arose

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Working with Disney

Interviews with Animators, Producers, and Artists

University Press of Mississippi

Talks with the talents who made Disney magic happen

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Finding a Way Home

A Critical Assessment of Walter Mosley's Fiction

University Press of Mississippi

Considerations of the achievements of the acclaimed and popular African American writer

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Covering for the Bosses

Labor and the Southern Press

University Press of Mississippi

How journalists have shortchanged the southern labor movement

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Courtship and Love among the Enslaved in North Carolina

University Press of Mississippi

A study of the complexities of intimate relationships among slaves on plantations, in towns, and on small farms

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Santería Garments and Altars

Speaking Without a Voice

University Press of Mississippi

A classic study of the articles of worship and aesthetic folk practice in one of the world’s fastest growing religions

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Black Velvet Art

By Eric A. Eliason; Photographs by Scott Squire
University Press of Mississippi

An appreciation and discovery of meaning and beauty in a popular but undervalued art form

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Reading Faulkner

Sanctuary

University Press of Mississippi

A handbook for interpreting William Faulkner’s most violent and shocking novel

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Steven Spielberg

A Biography, Second Edition

University Press of Mississippi

An extensive updating of the major critical biography of an acclaimed director

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Rednecks, Redeemers, and Race

Mississippi after Reconstruction, 1877-1917

University Press of Mississippi

A history of the paradoxical time when the state’s technology advanced and race relations deteriorated

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Glorious Days and Nights

A Jazz Memoir

By Herb Snitzer; Afterword by Dan Morgenstern
University Press of Mississippi

Photographs of jazz greats and fifty years of memories from a jazz photographer

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Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience

University Press of Mississippi

A study of how combat in the Mexican War affected the leaders of the American Civil War

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Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California

Modern Pleasures in a Postmodern World

University Press of Mississippi

How Louisiana transplants and new players have generated a thriving music and dance scene far from the South

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The Old South in the Crucible of War

University Press of Mississippi

Myths and realities of the Old South undergo careful examination in this book

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78 Blues

Folksongs and Phonographs in the American South

University Press of Mississippi

A study of the first "hillbilly" and "race" records and their impact on artists and audiences

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Women and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965

University Press of Mississippi

An anthology of speeches providing eloquent evidence of the powerful contribution women made to the struggle

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The Hungry Cowboy

Service and Community in a Neighborhood Restaurant

University Press of Mississippi

A behind-the-scenes look at the dyanamics of class, race, and economics in a suburban eatery

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Sports and the Racial Divide

African American and Latino Experience in an Era of Change

University Press of Mississippi

Essays exploring the complex and evolving status of athletes of color

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Reconstructing Fame

Sport, Race, and Evolving Reputations

Edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen; Afterword by Jack Lule
University Press of Mississippi

How yesterday’s villains are redeemed and what that redemption means to today’s athletes

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Let the World Listen Right

The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story

University Press of Mississippi

A study of contemporary, grass roots musical creation happening in the Mississippi Delta

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History and Politics in French-Language Comics and Graphic Novels

Edited by Mark McKinney
University Press of Mississippi

Perspectives on French-language comics and their lively inquiries

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Seventh-day Adventists and the Civil Rights Movement

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of the ways in which a conservative, Millenialist denomination reacted to a national, secular crisis

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Conversations with Tom Robbins

University Press of Mississippi

More than twenty interviews with the acclaimed author of Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Still Life With Woodpecker, B Is for Beer, and many other novels

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And One Was a Priest

The Life and Times of Duncan M. Gray Jr.

University Press of Mississippi

The story of a civil rights crusader and Episcopal priest

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Danny Boyle

Interviews

Edited by Brent Dunham
University Press of Mississippi

Collected interviews with the British director of such films as Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, and 28 Days Later

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Naming the Rose

Essays on Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'

Edited by M. Thomas Inge; Foreword by Umberto Eco
University Press of Mississippi

Essays by Hans Kellner, Lois Parkinson Zambora, Mark Parker, Michael Cohen, Joan DelFattore, Pierre L. Horn, H. Aram Veeser, Helen T. Bennett, Jocelyn Mann, Deborah Parker, Roger Rollin, and Jackson R. Bryer and Ruth M. Alvarez

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Chicano Graffiti and Murals

The Neighborhood Art of Peter Quezada

University Press of Mississippi

A study of an artist and his art that proliferates over north Los Angeles

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The Rise of the American Comics Artist

Creators and Contexts

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of an art form’s transformation from adolescent charms to adult aesthetics

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Alice Faye

A Life Beyond the Silver Screen

University Press of Mississippi

The biography of 20th Century Fox’s beloved, velvet-voiced beauty

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Haitian Vodou Flags

University Press of Mississippi

A celebration of a genre of Haitian art inspired by myths, legends, and unique personal visions

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Michael Winterbottom

Interviews

Edited by Damon Smith
University Press of Mississippi

Collected interviews with the British director of such films as Welcome to Sarajevo, Butterfly Kiss, and The Killer Inside Me

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Christmas Memories from Mississippi

Edited by Charline R. McCord and Judy H. Tucker; Illustrated by Wyatt Waters
University Press of Mississippi

Warm recollections of the unique Yuletide experience in Mississippi

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Conversations with Russell Banks

Edited by David Roche
University Press of Mississippi

Over thirty years of interviews with the author of The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Cloudsplitter

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Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Volume II

University Press of Mississippi

Histories and photos of spectacular homes lost to war, disaster, and neglect

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The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader

The Great Truth about the Lost Cause

University Press of Mississippi

Resounding documentary proof that the original reasoning behind secession and subsequently myth-making was in defense of slavery and white supremacy

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Brother-Souls

John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the two comrades whose friendship defined what it meant to be one of The Beats

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The Egg Bowl

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss, Second Edition

University Press of Mississippi

The updated saga of the state’s monster football rivalry

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