Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena

Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena
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Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena collects a bevy of wise, witty, often hilarious essays by the inimitably charming, staunchly Southern Julia Reed.

In classic Dixie storytelling fashion, Reed wends her way through the Southâ€”from politics, religion, and women to weather, pestilence, guns, and what she calls â€œdrinking and other Southern pursuitsâ€â€”with a rare blend of literary elegance and plainspoken humor.

To hear Reed tell it, the South is another country. She builds an entertaining and persuasive case, using as examples everything from its unfathomable codes of conduct to its disciplined fashion sense. When a bemused Reed once commented on the cross-dressing get-ups of an upstanding community member, her austere grandfather said, â€œHeâ€™s been wearing them lately. Now come on.â€ A friend of her auntâ€™s merely said, â€œI wonder where he gets his shoes. I canâ€™t ever ?nd good-looking shoes in Nashville.â€

Southern food, of course, is an entire world apart: gumbo, grits, greens, okra, chess pie, Lady Baltimore cake, and Frito chili pie make memorable appearances in Reedâ€™s stories, which will amuse, delight, and even explain a thing or two to baffed Yankees everywhere.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2004-04-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780679409045

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2004-04-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780679409045

Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena

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