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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lisa Howorth , Roy Blount, Jr.Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780807845929ISBN 10: 0807845922 Pages: 147 Publication Date: 30 April 1996 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'A discriminating guide to Dixology.'-- Esquire Although I do know quite a bit about southern culture, I can't be expected to know everything that Lisa Howorth and all the other people at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture know. . . . So you can be sure that this book is good wood turned in the grain.--Roy Blount Jr., from the Foreword|""""For the old Southern hands who think they already have a grasp on Southern culture (or at least on the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.""""--Publishers Weekly|""""Contains an introduction by Roy Blount Jr. that's worth the price of admission and offers 800 pieces of trivia guaranteed to amaze and amuse.""""--Knoxville News-Sentinel More than a trivia book, Yellow Dogs, Hushpuppies, and Bluetick Hounds includes over 800 questions along with in-depth answers that cover every aspect of southern culture from alligators to mulungeons to zydeco. There are questions on literature, music, entertainment, history, politics, the law, sports and recreation, science, medicine, business, industry, and religion. And yes--there are even questions about the three dogs appearing in the title. From the same folks who brought you the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Contains an introduction by Roy Blount Jr. that's worth the price of admission and offers 800 pieces of trivia guaranteed to amaze and amuse. -- Knoxville News-Sentinel More than a trivia book, Yellow Dogs, Hushpuppies, and Bluetick Hounds includes over 800 questions along with in-depth answers that cover every aspect of southern culture from alligators to mulungeons to zydeco. There are questions on literature, music, entertainment, history, politics, the law, sports and recreation, science, medicine, business, industry, and religion. And yes--there are even questions about the three dogs appearing in the title. From the same folks who brought you the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Although I do know quite a bit about southern culture, I can't be expected to know everything that Lisa Howorth and all the other people at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture know. . . . So you can be sure that this book is good wood turned in the grain.--Roy Blount Jr., from the Foreword| For the old Southern hands who think they already have a grasp on Southern culture (or at least on the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. --Publishers Weekly| Contains an introduction by Roy Blount Jr. that's worth the price of admission and offers 800 pieces of trivia guaranteed to amaze and amuse. --Knoxville News-Sentinel More than a trivia book, Yellow Dogs, Hushpuppies, and Bluetick Hounds includes over 800 questions along with in-depth answers that cover every aspect of southern culture from alligators to mulungeons to zydeco. There are questions on literature, music, entertainment, history, politics, the law, sports and recreation, science, medicine, business, industry, and religion. And yes--there are even questions about the three dogs appearing in the title. From the same folks who brought you the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Author InformationLisa Howorth writes, teaches, and speaks about southern culture for the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |