Howard Cook
1901-1980
"Alabama Cotton Pickers"
The South is steeped in tradition, rich in cultural heritage. Southern drawls range from barely perceptible to so thick and syrupy they seem to drip off the speaker like the Spanish moss drips off the trees in the Southern regions. Conjure up a land of sultry, humid days spent lazily sipping mint juleps on the veranda. A land where every occasion is remembered for the food that was served and how much of it. A land where the rolling hills of the North give way to the sprawling-for-miles flatland farms of the Delta to the Coastal regions with their white-sand beaches and that Mighty Mississippi River rolling into the Gulf of Mexico. Explore with me, if you will, the ever-changing face of the Deep South.
State of Mississippi ~ State Government Home pages, Other Mississippi Web Sites, Federal Government, Educational Institutions
Southern Living Magazine ~ All things Southern - travel in the South, gardening tips and design, homes and interiors, food and hospitality
Things Mississippi is famous for:
Its Magnolias
The Essence of Magnolias ~ The Evolution of a Magnolia Blossom, Buloxi Travel Page, Spanish Moss Site
The U. S. National Arboretum's Eight Hybrid Magnolias ~ Presenting eight hybrid magnolia cultivars affectionately known as "The Girls"
Magnolia Blossom Festival ~ Held (where else?) in Magnolia, Arkansas
Its "Steel" Magnolias
Southern Women Webring ~ Southern women have a large presence on the web, and this is a positive avenue to unite these beautiful and gracious women.
SWAP ~ Southern Women Authors Project ~ A gathering place for study of the lives and works of women writers from the American South
Sweetmamapam's Southern Hospitality ~ Southern Memories, Mississippi Seasons, Mississippi Holidays and more
Lone Rose's Useful Links ~ Women and the Confederate Experience
HeadLadee's Home Page ~ A nostalgic journey of growing up in the South that really conjures up some lovely memories ~ a must see
Mississippi University for Women ~ The first public college in the United States for women only
Its Riverboats
Steamboats! ~ Steamboat Learning Center
The Legend of Steamboatin' ~ The Grand Old South
Mississippi Monitor ~ A Newspaper Dedicated to the Mississippi River
The Delta Queen Steamboat Company ~ Steamboating river cruises
Steamboats on the Mississippi ~ Wyojones' photographs
Steamboat Natchez ~ Experience New Orleans on the Mississippi River
Its Watermelon
National Watermelon Promotion Board ~ Consumers, Kids & Teachers, Retailers, Food Service, Industry, Media
Watermelon.com ~ Watermelon Marketers to the World
Wooj World Watermelon Links ~ Eat, drink, grow, draw, carve, write about watermelon
Watermelon Rind Pickles ~ MMMMmmmmmm!
Watermelon Pie ~ Gotta try this one from Pie Recipe.com ~ Just right for the summertime
Its Kudzu
The Amazing Story of Kudzu ~ Love it or hate it...It grows on you!
Kudzu, Covering Dixie Like the Dew ~ Kudzu recipes, How to grow kudzu and links
Kudzu ~ A Digital Quarterly ~ Columns, poetry, fiction
Kudzu Crawl ~ An "Introduced Species" Activity for Students
Transcript of "Earth and Sky" About Kudzu
Its Cotton
Cotton Lesson Plans for K-12 ~ Hands-on learning activities for students using raw cotton
Cotton USA ~ Cotton Council International Homepage
Cotton Incorporated ~ The fabric of our lives
Cotton on the Net ~ Cotton Marketing Directory, Cotton Forum
Its Writers
The Mississippi Writers Page ~ University of Mississippi's showcase for writers, past and present, who have called the Magnolia state home
Mississippi Review Web ~ The University of Southern Mississippi's review of Mississippi writers
And, of course, its Music
B. B. King's Worldblues Web Site ~ B. B.'s major impact on the development of modern blues and rock & roll music
The Blue Highway ~ winds past the plantation houses of the Mississippi Delta to the south-side clubs and tenements of postwar Chicago. While it's
a somber trip, humbling, and even distressing, it's also enchanting
and joyful -- and reassuring in its success
Delta Blues Museum ~ Special Features at the Museum, Continuing the Legacy-The Delta Blues Today, Links to Other Blues Sites
Mississippi Music Hall of Fame ~ Showcasing successful Mississippi musicians and encouraging public interest and education about Mississippi's musical heritage
"Wompuss has painted a warm, inviting picture of her homestate, Mississippi. Very nice graphics, soothing music, fun facts and, recipes are just a few of the goodies you'll find on this award-winning Tripod Hometown site! Please take some time to drop by and visit. You won't be disappointed!" 10/19/99
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and Honorable Mention in the Hometown
Pod June, 1999 Newsletter
"Pick a Bale of Cotton"
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