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William Alexander Percy
The Curious Life of a Mississippi Planter and Sexual Freethinker
By Wise, Benjamin E.
- ISBN
- 9780807835357
- Publisher
- Univ. of North Carolina
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Reviewed on March 1, 2012 | Arts and Humanities
There is no question that William Alexander Percy (1885–1942) led a fascinating life. Born to a wealthy Mississippi Delta family (his father was a U.S. senator, plantation owner, and lawyer), Will, as he was known, was educated at Sewanee and Harvard. He was also gay and a bit effeminate, at a time when to be so in the Deep South was extremely problematic. Nevertheless, he did not flee his hometown of Greenville; though h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
