Southern Folk, Plain and Fancy

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“Reed guides us through darkest Dixie with a wacky aplomb and perfect comic timing.” (Florence King, Philadelphia Inquirer)
 
“Highly readable and often charming. . . . provides a clue to that elusive entity, the mind of the South.” (Orrin E. Klapp, Social Forces)
 
“An important contribution. . . . provocative, stimulating, entertaining.”
    (James H. Dormon, Louisiana History)
 
“Marvelously combines historical consciousness, level-headed social science, and witty insights into contemporary popular culture. . . . Fine entertainment, but it should also be used as the essential point of departure for future work in [this] field.” (Jack Temple Kirby, Georgia Historical Quarterly)
 
“Reed has given us a new way to look at what we have seen so many times before. . . . Chatty and witty without being flip, insightful but free of jargon, [this is] the sort of book that would add life to a classroom. “
​    (Harvey H. Jackson, Journal of Southern History)