The Capers Papers

by Charlotte Capers, Eudora Welty (Foreword by)

Overview

"When we read the collection here we want still more." -Eudora Welty A pleasure jaunt through the irrepressibly funny world of a gifted raconteur All who know Charlotte Capers treasure her wit and her charismatic storytelling. Here a selection of her amusing narratives moves from conversation to the page as she takes the ordinary and makes it refreshing and fascinating. Clever, sophisticated, and entertaining, she ranges over many subjects-dogs, tenants, travels, an operation, babies, a car wreck, and small-town life at its ordinary gait. Those who read these witty essays written by a fabulous raconteur will feel included in a close and special circle. Charlotte Capers, former director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, lives in Jackson, Mississippi.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604736809
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	10/20/2009
Series:	Muscadine Books Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	122
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Charlotte Capers (1913-1996) was director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) from 1955 to 1969 and was the first woman to become the head of a state agency in Mississippi. Her tenure in various staff positions at MDAH spanned forty-five years (1938-1983).