Books with title 1 Mississippi

I am the river,Deep and strong.I sing an old, enduring song.Thousands of years ago, tiny streams of melting glacial water converged to form a great river, the Mississippi. In time, masses of people flocked to its shores: Native tribes fished its waters and paddled their canoes across its flowing byways. European settlers pushed flatboats southward in search of fertile land to clear for farms and towns. Cities sprang up along its shores. Today, towboats push and pull, and ships' propellers hum, singing a song of commerce.With rolling cadences and stunning illustrations, Diane Siebert and Greg Harlin paint a portrait of a mighty river that is the lifeblood of a nation, flowing deep, strong, and free.

There is a world beyond ours that few ever get to see. Jeptha Carr is a ordinary Mississippi farm boy who is life is anything but ordinary. When he leaves Mississippi to go to War in France, he gets his first glimpse of life beyond the farm. At war, a grenade destined to end his life is intercepted by a supernatural force. Jep’s perception of himself and reality is changed forever when his life is spared. He works hard to live a life worthy of a second chance, but tragedy strikes and Jep must come to terms with life, death and the future.

Mississippi Brick is an autobiographical memoir of a budding high school football star who let one decision one night change the course of his life. Corwin Fair could have easily told his friends "Naw...I'll catch up with yall later," but served a year in a Mississippi prison because he didn't. Fair eventually became a successful barber and business owner and devotes his life to encouraging youth to simply say no to friends you know are trouble. He openly shares his story in an effort to encourage youth to be wise about their friends...staying the course most parents want for their children...and focusing on that path at all cost.