Weapons of Mississippi

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Mississippians have long found the need for an arsenal of interesting, lethal, and imaginative weapons. Native Americans, frontier outlaws, antebellum duelists, authorities and protestors Within the civil rights struggle, and present-day hunters have used weapons to live to tell the tale, to advance causes, or to levy societal regulate.

In Weapons of Mississippi, Kevin Dougherty examines the roles weapons have played in twelve phases of state history. Dougherty not only offers technical background for these devices, but he also presents a new way of understanding the state’s history-through the context and development of its weapons. Chapters Within the book bring the story of Mississippi’s weapons up-to-the-minute with a discussion of the up to date naval shipbuilders at the Coast and interviews with hunters keen to pass on circle of relatives traditions.

As Mississippi progressed from a sparsely populated wilderness to a structured up to date society, management of weaponry became some of the main requirements for establishing centralized law and order. Indians, outlaws, runaway slaves, secessionists, and night riders have all posed challenges to the continuously better-armed authorities.

Today, weapons unite Mississippians in the preferred pastime of hunting deer, turkey, dove, rabbit, and even bear. Within the state’s social and cultural character, a shared lore and knowledge of hunting crosses age, racial, and economic lines. Weapons, once used for mere survival, have transformed into instruments masterfully crafted for those harvesting the state’s abundant game.

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