A native of Greenville, Mississippi, Jere Nash was a political consultant until he retired several years ago. He is co-author with Andy Taggart of two books: Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2008 (2nd ed.) and Mississippi Fried Politics: Tall Tales from the Back Rooms. Nash is co-author with Haley Barbour of America's Great Storm: Leading Through Hurricane Katrina. His narrative history of Reconstruction in Mississippi is part of the Heritage of Mississippi series.