History Southern History Mississippi John Jones Pettus, Mississippi Fire-Eater His Life and Times, 1813-1867 By Robert W. Dubay Paperback : 9781604731781, 234 pages, October 2008 Paperback $25.00 Request Desk or Examination Copy Request a Media Review Copy Ebook available Share this: A biography of the secessionist fire-eater governor of Mississippi from 1859 to 1863