Better off without 'em : a Northern manifesto for Southern secession

Thompson, Chuck.

Book 2012

The author of Smile When You're Lying describes his controversial road trip investigation into the cultural divide of the United States during which he met with possum-hunting conservatives, trailer park lifers and prayer warriors before concluding that both sides might benefit if former Confederacy states seceded.

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Political culture Southern States

Secession Southern States

Southern States Description and travel

Southern States Politics and government 1951-

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ISBN:

9781451616668
9781451616651
145161666X
1451616651

Edition:

First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition

Description:

xxii, 312 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Better off without them

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index

Contents:

Introduction: divided we stand (sort of)
Religion: Georgia, Kentucky, end times, and the rise of KKKristian zombies
Politics: South Carolina and the seven deadly sins of Southern gub?mit
Race: Alabama, bigotry, wildman, and the white Spike Lee
Football: Louisiana state, ESPN, BCS, and the gridiron scourge of the SEC
Education: Arkansas, Mississippi, and the three R's of modern Southern schools: revenue, resentment, resegregation
Economics: Florida, Texas, the U.S. military, and fiscal future of secession
Epilogue: the South's gonna do it again and again and again

LCCN:

2011052521

Control Number:

1883790

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