Hal Crowther: 3 books
Gather at the River
Notes from the Post-Millennial South
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
To read Hal Crowther is to find yourself agreeing with views on topics you never knew you cared so much about. In Gather at the River, Crowther extends the wide-angle vision of Southern life presented in his highly acclaimed collection Cathedrals of Kudzu. He cuts to the heart of recent political,...
An Infuriating American
The Incendiary Arts of H. L. Mencken
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
As American journalism shape-shifts into multimedia pandemonium and seems to diminish rapidly in influence and integrity, the controversial career of H. L. Mencken, the most powerful individual journalist of the twentieth century, is a critical text for anyone concerned with the balance of power between...
Lewis Nordan
Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope examines and celebrates the work of southern writer Lewis “Buddy” Nordan, whose stories reveal his own pain and humanity and in their honesty force us to recognize ourselves within them.
Written by scholars and fiction writers who represent a fascinating...