Mississippi begins in a lobby of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel and extend…

William Faulkner
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Mississippi begins in a lobby of a Memphis, Tennessee hotel and extends south to the Gulf of Mexico ✨ William Faulkner (2011). Essays, Speeches & Public Letters, p.11, Modern Library
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