Book Descriptions: The State of Jones by Sally Jenkins, John Stauffer New York Times bestselling author Sally Jenkins and distinguished Harvard professor John Stauffer mine a nearly forgotten piece of Civil War history and strike gold in this surprising account of the only Southern county to secede from the Confederacy. The State of Jones is a true story about the South during the Civil War. Share your Thoughts for The State of Jones. Rate this Book. Write a Review. Submit. Popular Books. Reads. The State of Jones by Sally Jenkins. Reads. State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America by Matt Weiland. Reads. Daisy Jones . The State of Jones is as compelling as it is unlikely, a tale of insurrection that illuminates the larger insurrection of our Civil War.” —Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn “In The State of Jones, Jenkins and Stauffer locate the real Civil War—and the story of our greatest national trial—in all of its specificity and moral complexity/5().
Read reviews and buy The State of Jones - by Sally Jenkins John Stauffer (Paperback) at Target. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Expect More. Pay Less. Sally Jenkins, a Washington Post reporter, and John Stauffer, a Harvard historian wrote The State of Jones, providing further evidence that Knight's views on race played a significant role in. by Sally Jenkins, John Stauffer. In Jones County, Mississippi, a farmer named Newton Knight led his neighbors, white and black alike, in an insurrection against the Confederacy at the height of the Civil War. Knight's life story mirrors the little-known story of class struggle in the South--and it shatters the image of the.
The State of Jones is a treasure. It’s a window into an obscure corner of Mississippi’s history and an account that further challenges myths of a South unified behind a ‘glorious’ cause.” —The Virginian-Pilot “Jenkins and Stauffer tell the fascinating tale of an unforgettable figure. The State of Jones is a true story about the South during the Civil War—the real South. Not the South that has been mytholog New York Times bestselling author Sally Jenkins and distinguished Harvard professor John Stauffer mine a nearly forgotten piece of Civil War history and strike gold in this surprising account of the only Southern county. In “The State of Jones,” Sally Jenkins, a Washington Post reporter, and John Stauffer, a Harvard historian, recreate the life and times of the bold Southern dissenter Newton Knight. An.
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