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Willie Morris

Willie Morris (1934-1999), a native Mississippian, came to national prominence in the early 1960s as the youngest-ever editor of Harper's magazine. His first book, North Toward Home , became an instant classic. Among his other notable books are New York Days , My Dog Skip , The Courting of Marcus Dupree , and My Mississippi , the latter two published by University Press of Mississippi.