Colonel W. C. Falkner and the Ripley Railroad
Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm
ISBN: 978-1-4968-4187-2
Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
While the primary thrust of the narrative is to provide a sound biography on Falkner, author Jack D. Elliott Jr. also seeks to identify sites in Ripley that were associated with the Colonel and his family. This is accomplished in part within the main narrative, but the sites are specifically focused on, summarized, and organized into an appendix entitled "A Field Guide to Colonel Falkner’s Ripley." There, the sites are listed along with old and contemporary photographs of buildings. Maps of the area, plotting military action as well as the railroads, are also included, providing essential material for readers to understand the geographical background of the area in this period of Mississippi history.