The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of Mississippi state history from the time of the region’s first inhabitants into the 21st century. 

• Represents the only available comprehensive textbook on Mississippi history specifically for use in college-level courses
• Features an engaging narrative mix of topical and chronological chapters
• Includes chapter objectives that may be used by professors and students
• Offers coverage of Mississippi’s major political, economic, social, and cultural developments
• Presents two entirely new chapters on important 21^st-century developments in Mississippi
• Contains expanded coverage of slavery in Mississippi history
• Includes completely up-to-date chapter sources, selected bibliography, and subject index

Westley F. Busbee, Jr., whose Mississippi ancestors predate statehood, is Chair of the Department of History and Political Science and the Division of Humanities at BelhavenUniversity. Dr. Busbee is a member of the Southern Historical Association and past president and Board of Directors member of the Mississippi Historical Society.