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"Unearth bounty from the Mississippi Delta The conquistadors staggered through the Delta half-starved, mostly naked, dripping with swamp water. They became the first Europeans to walk in the shade of the Delta's ancient cypress trees, hear the howl of the red wolf, and eat the maize that would give the Delta its signature dish: the hot tamale. Over the centuries, the bountiful soil of the Delta would beckon to those from all over the world. Others came because they had no choice, tilling the land while they gave rise to a new and haunting music. Learn what the Delta was and what it became, and meet the characters who created what James C. Cobb called "the most southern place on earth." In this collection of the nearly forgotten, authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman explore one of the most complicated and culturally rich areas in the country." --
Foreword by Tim Kalich -- Acknowledgments - 1. El Infierno de Misisipi: De Soto's long and painful trip through Mississippi -- 2. "The Thickest Timber I Had Ever Seen": Fortune-seeking in the Delta's old-growth forest -- 3. "The Beast of Waste and Desolation": The Delta says good riddance to its most hated native animal -- 4. "It Is a Greater Relief to Swear Than to Pray": The 1897 and 1927 Mississippi River floods -- 5. "Ain't No Dish Rag": The Sanctified gather in Indianola -- 6. "My Life Seems So Misery": The short, unhappy life of Robert Johnson -- 7. Childhood in the Delta: Bertha M. Davis's story of struggle and forgotten objects -- 8. "The KGB of the Cotton Patches": SNCC v. Jim Crow -- 9. "She Tried": Delta Burial customs -- 10. Cotton Corn is King: A staple crop gives birth to the Delta tamale wars (the word cotton is crossed through) -- Notes -- About the Authors.