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Word: yacknapatapha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deemed part of the "in" crowd, and possibly a get-together with the neighbors down he block. All in all though, things aren't too lively, and residents often become defensive about "big city life." Hazelhurst comparatively seems pretty dull. Yet Hazelhurst, Mississippi, like Faulkner's Yacknapatapha County and the backwoods settings of Eudora Welty's short stories, has a character and quality uniquely its own. And although its citizens and its history give the facade of being just another southern town. Hazelhurst residents still have aspirations, feelings, sensibilities and insights. The ability to bring these emotions to life...

Author: By David H. Pollock, | Title: Misdemeanors | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

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