Weapons of Mississippi / Kevin Dougherty.

Author/creator Dougherty, Kevin
Format Electronic
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi,
Descriptionviii, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Weapons--Mississippi. --History.
Mississippi--History.
Mississippi--History, Military.

Contents Atlatls, bows and arrows, and striking weapons : weapons of the Mississippi Indians -- Guns, steel, and forts : weapons of the Europeans in Mississippi -- Militias, outlaws, and Kentucky rifles : weapons of territorial Mississippi -- Dueling and slavery : weapons of antebellum Mississippi -- Mississippi rifles : weapons of Mississippians in Mexico -- Ironclads and torpedoes : weapons on the water in Civil War Mississippi -- Siege guns and sabers : weapons on the land in Civil War Mississippi -- Rifles, bows, and guns : weapons of Mississippi hunters and private citizens -- Training camps and military mobilization : weapons of Mississippi during the two world wars -- Firebombs and ropes : weapons of terror in Mississippi -- Ships, aircraft, and artillery : weapons of Mississippi's post World War II military-industrial complex -- Nuclear testing : weapons of the atomic age in Mississippi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-254) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052094
ISBN9781604734515 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1604734515 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781604734522 (ebook)
ISBN1604734523 (ebook)

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