In William Faulkner 's book '' Old Man '' , which was also published as part of the book '' The Wild Palms '' , the Tall and Fat Convicts were sent from Parchman to rescue folks from the 1927 Mississippi flood . In Faulkner 's '' The Mansion '' , Mink Snopes was imprisoned in Parchman
1927 Mississippi flood
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
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