Country Soul—Making Music and Making Race in the American South
“Country Soul is an excellent place to begin a more honest accounting of this golden era.”
–Pitchfork Review
“Country Soul is an excellent place to begin a more honest accounting of this golden era.”
–Pitchfork Review
“The early 1980s saw further industrial growth when Nissan of North America selected the town for a new manufacturing plant. Today, the town combines agriculture with industry as it continues to grow and prosper.”
–From the publisher
“Schweid blends both roach fact and fiction into an engaging, perceptive profile of our strange, and occasionally literal, bedfellows.”
–Discover
“Whether you are a Bee Gees fan or just love rock history and all of the backstage hoopla that goes with the territory, this fascinating and well-written journey in the life of one of the world’s foremost drummers is not to be missed.”
— Dish Magazine
“Beautifully written–Best book I have ever read on this most significant passage.”
–Gail Sheehy
September 28, 2015 In a career spanning five decades, Paul Theroux has produced fifty-one books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Mosquito Coast, The Great Railway Bazaar, and other notable titles. In his new book he chronicles extensive travels through the American South. Theroux will discuss Deep South during the Southern Festival of Books, held in Nashville October 9-11, 2015.