The Oxford Book of the American South: Testimony, Memory, and Fiction

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Summary: A good overview
Review: As far as anthologies go, with a name like "Oxford," you know it is going to be quality. And it is. As a teacher of Southern Literature, I use this for my classes, and i don't get bored because I can choose from a variety of time periods, writers, and literary forms. I learn from this book and enjoy it at the same time--and so do my students.

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Summary: Elegant, masterful.
Review: From the p.c. of the historian of the south comes another elegant, masterful work. Precise and felicitous with his language, Edward Ayers weaves a rich and descriptive tapestry integrating social, literary, and political history into a descriptive masterpiece which, with characteristic richness and depth, captures the essence of the South he so remarkably presented in Promise of the New South. It's a must read for any student of the South