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Dixie Rising: How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics, and Culture

In "one of the best portrayals of the South in years" (Washington Post), the Atlanta bureau chief of the New York Times travels from catfish farms and neo-Confederate gatherings to casinos and country music festivals and examines the reasons behind the region's growing influence. Index.

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historypolitics
Audience
adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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