{"product_id":"christmas-stories-from-mississippi-paperback","title":"Christmas Stories from Mississippi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudy H. Tucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharline R. McCord\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWyatt Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you create Christmas spirit when the temperature refuses to dip below fifty degrees or when snow is a miracle that vanishes at sunrise? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Held together by bonds of family, soil, and history, Mississippians share a peculiar yuletide experience in the Deep South. To capture the state's unique holiday glow, \u003ci\u003eChristmas Stories from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e packages writings by such greats as Eudora Welty, Willie Morris, Elizabeth Spencer, Clifton Taulbert, Barry Hannah, William Faulkner, Ellen Gilchrist, and many other Mississippi writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrated by one of Mississippi's best-known artists, Wyatt Waters, these seventeen short stories and essays reveal the wonders and sorrows of Christmastime and the special poignancy of childhood memories. With Waters's touch, the book makes the perfect gift for literary readers and anyone who relishes life in Mississippi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristmas Stories from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e opens with Welty's classic, \"A Worn Path,\" and closes with Morris's personal reflection, \"Christmases Gone, Revisited.\" Between the writings of these two Mississippi literary giants are stories, memoirs, essays, and excerpts such as Spencer's \"Presents,\" Gilchrist's \"Surviving the Holiday Season,\" an excerpt from Faulkner's \u003ci\u003eLight in August\u003c\/i\u003e, Hannah's \"Sermon with Meath,\" and Taulbert's \"Quilts: Kiver for My Children.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The many storytellers and many perspectives in \u003ci\u003eChristmas Stories from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e share southern experiences in which families create their own entertainment, relish and break traditions, and celebrate a season in ways no other region's families can.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudy H. Tucker \u003c\/b\u003e(1939-2022) and \u003cb\u003eCharline R. McCord\u003c\/b\u003e coedited \u003ci\u003eA Year in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComing Home to Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up in Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristmas Memories from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eWyatt Waters\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated numerous books featuring his watercolors, including \u003ci\u003eAnother Coat of Paint\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePainting Home\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379207401574,"sku":"9781496855664","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/wmm7uY8APd9781496855664.webp?v=1768918073","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/christmas-stories-from-mississippi-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}