Background
Higginbotham, Prieur Jay was born on July 16, 1937 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. Son of Prieur Jay and Vivian Inez (Perez) Higginbotham.
(This book recounts the epic 16th century encounter betwee...)
This book recounts the epic 16th century encounter between the Spanish conquistadors and the aborigines of La Florida. Although the battle of Mauvila was one of the most decisive conflicts in American history, the tale has never until now been fully told. "Mauvila" goes beyond documentary sources to probe the actions and the psyches of Hernando de Soto and the native chieftain Tascalusa.
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(As a young American teacher on the creeping Trans-Siberia...)
As a young American teacher on the creeping Trans-Siberian, with no one to talk to and nothing to do, Higginbotham had the good fortune to meet up with a comely and spirited young Soviet teacher who spoke English. . . and who broke the ice for him with the others: it makes for a brief idyll of US-Soviet friendship, if a mere breath of a book.
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( “Higginbotham has given to American historiography a mi...)
“Higginbotham has given to American historiography a microcosmic view of one of the earliest and most important outposts in the colonial new world. The Latin South can henceforth not be ignored.” – Alabama Historical Quarterly “The definitive account . . . superbly recounted.” – Journal of Southern History “Meticulously documented. . . . Recommended for libraries interested in the colonial period.” – Choice “Mind-boggling . . . a stupendous job of research. It is amazing that Higginbotham can recreate in such detail the lives of these people. All history books should be written like this.” – BirminghamMagazine
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Higginbotham, Prieur Jay was born on July 16, 1937 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. Son of Prieur Jay and Vivian Inez (Perez) Higginbotham.
Bachelor, University Mississippi. Postgraduate, American University, City College of New York.
Assistant clerk Mississippi House Representatives, Jackson, 1955—1958. Teacher Mobile County Public Schools, Alabama, 1962—1973. Head local history Mobile Public Library., 1973—1983.
Director Mobile Municipal Archives, since 1983. Advisory editor, contributor Encyclopedia Britannica, since 1989. Editorial director Gulf Coast History Review, since 1984.
Book reviewer Library. Journal, New York City, since 1985. Board directors Alabama Records Commission, since 1984.
Served with United States Army Reserve, 1956-1962.
(As a young American teacher on the creeping Trans-Siberia...)
( “Higginbotham has given to American historiography a mi...)
(This book recounts the epic 16th century encounter betwee...)
President Mobile Society Soviet-American Understanding, 1982—1988. Chairman Mobile Committee Fine Arts, since 1985, Society Mobile-Rostov-on-Don, 1988—1994. Executive board Mobile International Festival, 1984—1986, Neighborhood Improvement Council, 1974—1979.
President Society Mobile-La Habana, since 1993, Friends of Freedom, since 1995. Chairman Mobile Tricentennial Commission, since 1994. Member of Sister Cities International, American Committee East-West Accord, Authors League, National Geography Society, Smithsonian Society, Society of America Archivists.
Married Alice Louisa Martin Higginbotham, June 27, 1970. Children: Jeanne-Felicie, Denis Prieur, Robert Findlay.