"Delta Autumn", 270 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
270
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
Most of that was gone now. Now a man
Page Event Ends:
271
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Sunday, November 1, 1925 to Sunday, November 24, 1940
Summary:
The modern Delta is almost entirely covered with cotton fields, interrupted by the improved roads and railroads that carry the crop to "the world's looms" (270). The wilderness has almost disappeared.
Chronological Order:
8.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Dead of the Choctaws,
Yazoo,
River,
Tallahatchie,
impenetrable jungle,
waterstanding cane,
ash tree,
gum tree,
cypress,
holly,
oak,
cotton patches,
paths,
roads,
highways,
towns
Cultural Issues:
Themes and Motifs:
Relationships:
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