Joan W GandyNatchez, Mississippi, a river town where cotton planters made fortunes in the days before the Civil War, is the setting for Victorian Children of Natchez. Noted authors and historians Joan W. Gandy and Thomas H. Gandy have drawn from their collectionof thousands of glass-plate negatives made by Natchez photographers Henry D. Gurney, Henry C. Norman, and Norman's son, Earl Norman, to create a fascinating look at the town's rich and varied history, as seen through portraits taken of the town's children. The earliest portraits, taken during the 1860s and 1870s, show children as miniature adults, with their young faces reflecting a sober maturity. As the decades pass, both clothing and props change to reveal a changing attitude toward children. Read More Read Less