The Literary Percys: Family History, Gender, And The Southern Imagination (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures Ser.)

The Literary Percys: Family History, Gender, and the Southern Imagination (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures Ser.)

The Percys, one the most distinguished families in the South, are notable not only for their prominence in the political and economic development of the Mississippi Delta but also for their literary creativity. In The Literary Percys, noted historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown examines the role of gender and family history in the writings of this exceptional lineage.