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Queen of The Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena

Queen of The Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena

by Julia Reed

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A Mississippian gone New Yorker, Reed offers a unique biregional perspective in this collection of essays on Southern culture, wandering from amusing topics such as the Southern affinity for big hair to more serious issues like the area's lack of gun control.  (USS395, $14.00)


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