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Jones County (Miss.) Biography Jones County (Miss.) History 19th century Knight, Newton ca. 1829-1922 Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects Unionists (United States Civil War) Mississippi Jones County United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) FootballFilter By Authors
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Summary: Journalist/author Jenkins revives a forgotten piece of history and crafts an inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bike. If you guessed that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, you'd be wrong. The most popular team belonged to an institution called the Carlisle Indian Industrial...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2007
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Summary: "From 1863 to 1965, residents of Jones County, Mississippi engaged in an insurrection against the Confederacy that would have repercussions far beyond the scope of the Civil War. Their defiance became legendary, and the line between fact and fiction faded with each passing year. Until now..."--jacket cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009