An anecdotal, rollicking tour through America's most colorful region.
From the Tidewater through Appalachia, down the Blue Ridge country and into the sunbelt, B.C. Hall and C.T. Wood take us through the American South, inviting us to listen to its music -- blues, country, gospel, and rock -- and to the voices that have shaped its extraordinary, distinctive literature. Interweaving interviews with people both ordinary and famous with thought-provoking reflections on Southern life, history, politics, humor, religion, and cultural icons, The South is a matchless, impressionistic portrait of a people and a place.
"A crash course, by a couple of Arkansas boys, in truly understanding what is probably the most uniquely contained yet wildly volatile regional culture in our nation."
Pamela Robin Brandt New York Daily News
"Fascinating."
President Bill Clinton
"An ambitious and fascinating tapestry of Southern culture."
