An authoritative popular history that places the state in regional
and national context Alabama is a state full of contrasts. On the
one hand, it has elected the lowest number of women to the state
legislature of any state in the union; yet according to historians
it produced two of the ten most important American women of the
20th century--Helen Keller and Rosa Parks. Its people are
fanatically devoted to conservative religious values; yet they
openly idolize tarnished football programs as the source of their
heroes. Citizens who are puzzled by Alabama's maddening resistance
to change or its incredibly strong sense of tradition and community
will find important clues and new understanding within these pages.
Written by passionate Alabamian and accomplished historian Wayne
Flynt, Alabama in the Twentieth Century offers supporting arguments
for both detractors and admirers of the state. A native son who has
lived, loved, taught, debated, and grieved within the state for 60
of the 100 years described, the author does not flinch from
pointing out Alabama's failures, such as the woeful yoke of a 1901
state constitution, the oldest one in the nation; neither is he
restrained in calling attention to the state's triumphs against
great odds, such as its phenomenal number of military heroes and
gifted athletes, its dazzling array of writers, folk artists, and
musicians, or its haunting physical beauty despite decades of
abuse. Chapters are organized by topic--politics, the economy,
education, African Americans, women, the military, sport, religion,
literature, art, journalism--rather than chronologically, so the
reader can digest the whole sweep of the century on a particular
subject. Flynt's writing style is engaging, descriptive, free of
clutter, yet based on sound scholarship. This book offers teachers
and readers alike the vast range and complexity of Alabama's
triumphs and low points in a defining century.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
