The South: A Two-step Odyssey On The Backroads Of The Enchanted Land

From the Tidewater into Appalachia, down the Blue Ridge country and through the Sun Belt, the authors of this anecdotal and colorful guide take readers on a riveting tour of America's most eccentric and popular region. Interweaving interviews with people both ordinary and famous with thought-provoking revelations on the Southern way of life, its history, politics, humor, religion, and cultrual icons, The South offers a matchless impressionistic portrait of a people and a place. Map.

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.