Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Founded by WilliamHardy at the confluence of rivers and rail lines, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, istoday a capital of education, healthcare, commerce and the armed forces in theGulf South.

In this new biography of the Hub City, experience its story as younever have before.

Hunt and forage alongside Native American tribes centuriesbefore European settlement.

Build a cabin with pioneer lumbermen on the edge ofthe forest, jostling for profit in the cavernous Piney Woods.

Train withsoldiers at Camp Shelby on the eve of deployment in World War II, and marchalongside civil rights activists during Freedom Summer in 1964.

In thisnarrative history, author and Hattiesburg native Benjamin Morris offers acaptivating account of the Hub City from its prehistory to the present day,from its darkest hours to its brightest futures.