The Echo of the Black Horn 

An Authentic Tale of the "Governor" of "The Free State of Jones"

by Ethel Knight 

N.P.: Publish by the Author, 2005

Originally published in 1951.

This is a copy of the Ninth Printing, May 2005

Hardcover. 328 pp. 5-5/8" x 8-5/8".

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Interior is bright, clean & unmarked. Binding firm; slight lean at head of spine. Covers clean with bright gold titles to front & spine; just a touch of rubbing to tips of several corners. Dust jacket clean & bright with light rubbing along edges; mild shelfwear & a few light scratches. DJ comes protected by new, archival cover.

The story of Captain Newt Knight, who disagreed with the values of the South and was accused of deserting the Confederate army. He was a believer in doing what was just. During the Civil War, he formed his own band of deserters who would rebel against the Confederacy and support the Union. In the spring of 1864, the government in Jones County was effectively overthrown, and, the county was dubbed “The Free State of Jones.” Eventually, Knight would establish a mixed race town for both whites and former slaves to inhabit together.  Ethel Knight was a Mississippi historian and the grand-niece of Newton Knight. The Echo of the Black Horn served as a source for the 2016 movie Free State of Jones starring Matthew McConaughey.

An attractive, apparently unread copy. A nice addition to your collection or as a gift.

Ships well-packed in a box.