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A southern trilogy: Rick Bragg’s folks
All Over but the Shoutin’ is perhaps Rick Bragg’s most well-known work, beginning a trilogy that, in its focus on one family in the early and mid-20th century, takes readers into the generally ignored territory of the poor white working class of the South. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American South, biography, Of Boys and Men, poverty, Rick Bragg
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Readin’ Dixie: The Index
Pursuant to my goal of reading more southern history and literature, I’m creating an index to get an at-a-glance idea of areas I’ve read more in or have ignored. I’m planning on developing this more in 2022! LAND, LITERATURE, and … Continue reading
Tuesday trifecta: hacking, prepping, and making shine
I’ve been dog & cat-sitting away from my computer since last week, and without a TV or computer to distract me I’ve been doing that ‘reading’ thing. First up, I read Just in Case, a prepping-for-newbies book the library acquired … Continue reading
The Lost Classics
The Lost Classics© ed. Jim Casada1950s-60s pieces by Robert Ruark from Field & Stream and other magazines260 pages A hunt for southern literature outside the Faulkner/O’Connor domain brought me to the happy surprise that was The Old Man and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, American South, Hemingway, Robert Ruark, sports and outdoors
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The Miracle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans 2017 Brian Kilmeade256 pages I know precious little about the war of 1812, saved that it involved the United States invading Canada, D.C. being burned, and….something about New Orleans? That ….something is … Continue reading
Why Rick Bragg Writes
Quoted from Where I Come From, by Rick Bragg: “I write about home so I can be certain someone will. It is not much more complicated than that.” “Home is not a thing of position, or standing. My home is … Continue reading
How Dante Can Save Your Life
How Dante Can Save Your Life: The Life-Changing Wisdom of History’s Greatest Poem © 2015 Rod Dreher 322 pages Selected Quotations How Dante Can Save Your Life is one man’s account of how that Renaissance poet’s epic tale of a … Continue reading
The Best Cook in the World
The Best Cook in the World: Tales from my Momma’s Table © 2018 Rick Bragg 512 pages “Good stuff always has a story,” she said. One of my New Years resolutions is to cook more, and that has unexpectedly introduced … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American South, cooking, food and drink, humor, Rick Bragg
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A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying © 1993 Ernest Gaines 256 pages “And that’s all we are Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood. until we – each of us, individually- decide to become something else. I … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, American South, Ernest Gaines, Southern Literature
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