Delta Land. Amazing B&W Delta photographs by Maude Schuyler Clay with an introduction by Lewis Nordan. Great gift book. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Hard cover.

• Juke Joint. Recently back in print! Classic juke joint photographs by Birney Imes with an introductory essay by Richard Ford. Extremely cool and popular book. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1990.

• Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of the Delta Blues. NEWLY UPDATED definitive tour guide to Mississippi blues sites by musician/historian Steve Cheseborough. Makes a good read, too. Buy it... then visit! Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Soft cover.

• Touring Literary Mississippi. The homes of William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams are only a small example of what the state has to offer literary fans and serious readers. Buy it... then visit! By Patti Carr Black and Marion Barnwell. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2002. Soft cover.

• My Mississippi . "Few writers have ever approached their native terrains with such an inclusive and compassionate understanding..." (Quote from jacket.) Great gift book. Text by Willie Morris, photos by David Rae Morris. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Hard cover.

• A Place Called Mississippi – Collected Narratives. A thick, well-edited volume compiled by editor Marion Barnwell. Combines the writings of Big Bill Broonzy, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and many others to paint a colorful picture of Mississippi past and present. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Soft cover.

• Holt Collier – His Life, His Roosevelt Hunts & the Origin of the Teddy Bear. A fascinating study of this famous African-American Mississippian by Minor Ferris Buchanan. During his life, Collier was at times a slave, a Confederate soldier, an accused murderer and a U.S. President's friend. Telling history of both the man and his home state. Centennial Press of Mississippi. Hard cover.

• The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James. The first and only full-length biography dedicated to the most influential electric slide guitarist of all time. Highly readable account of his life & music that mixes old and new sources/interviews. Includes rare photos of Elmore playing "live." Good size volume with excellent foot notes. By Steve Franz. BlueSource Publishing, 2003. Soft cover.

• Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer. Detailed topographical maps that are perfect for blues tourists, hunters and anyone else who wants to really explore the back roads of Mississippi. By DeLorme. Soft cover.

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