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My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South

Rick Bragg

The New York Times Best Seller
2015 & 2016 The New York Times Best Seller
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the celebrated bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin' and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, comes a poignant and wryly funny collection of essays on life in the South.

Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, he explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, and the Gulf Coast. Everything is explored, from regional obsessions from college football and fishing, to mayonnaise and spoonbread, to the simple beauty of a fish on the hook.

Collected from over a decade of his writing, with many never-before-published essays written specifically for this edition, My Southern Journey is an entertaining and engaging read, especially for Southerners (or the Southern at heart) and anyone who appreciates great writing.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Southern Living
  • Publish Date: May 15th, 2018
  • Pages: 264
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 5.90in - 0.80in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780848757465
  • Categories: EssaysAmerican - General

About the Author

Bragg, Rick: - Rick Bragg is the prize-winning author of All Over but the Shoutin', Ava's Man, and The Prince of Frogtown. Bragg, a former reporter for the New York Times, writes the "Southern Journal" column for Southern Living, and has contributed to Sports Illustrated and Food & Wine, among others. He has won more than 50 awards, including Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship. Bragg is currently a professor at the University of Alabama and lives in Tuscaloosa.

Praise for this book

''[Bragg has] a true gift for great storytelling, the kind . . . that makes you think it's just a plain old story, until he gets to the end and you're either weeping or covered with goosebumps.'' --New Orleans Times-Picayune, praise for the author

''Bragg tells about the South with such power and bone-naked love . . . he will make you cry.'' --Atlanta Journal-Constitution, praise for the author --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.