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Oxford American: The Best Southern Nonfiction of All Time

"The best southern United States nonfiction books of all time judged by 130 literary experts and authors." (thegreatestbooks.org).
This is one of 128 books used to compile the master list at thegreatestbooks.org.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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The Mind of the South (W. J. Cash)
The Mind of the South (W. J. Cash)
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One Writer's Beginnings (Eudora Welty)
One Writer's Beginnings (Eudora Welty)
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The Civil War Vol. 1 (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War Vol. 1 (Shelby Foote)
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The Civil War Vol. 2 (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War Vol. 2 (Shelby Foote)
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The Civil War Vol. 3 (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War Vol. 3 (Shelby Foote)
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In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
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Killers of the Dream (Lillian Smith)
Killers of the Dream (Lillian Smith)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass/USA)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass/USA)
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A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (Harry Crews)
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North Toward Home (Willie Morris)
North Toward Home (Willie Morris)
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Mystery and Manners (Flannery O'Conner)
Mystery and Manners (Flannery O'Conner)
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All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
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The Habit of Being (Flannery O'Connor)
The Habit of Being (Flannery O'Connor)
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
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Lanterns on the Levee (William Alexander Percy)
Lanterns on the Levee (William Alexander Percy)
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Salvation on Sand Mountain (Dennis Covington)
Salvation on Sand Mountain (Dennis Covington)
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Mary Chestnut's Civil War (Mary Chestnut)
Mary Chestnut's Civil War (Mary Chestnut)
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I'll Take My Stand (John Crowe Ransom)
I'll Take My Stand (John Crowe Ransom)
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Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi
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The Message in the Bottle (Walker Percy)
The Message in the Bottle (Walker Percy)
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The Burden of Southern History (C. Vann Woodward)
The Burden of Southern History (C. Vann Woodward)
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The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
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Origins of the New South, 1877-1913 (C. Vann Woodward)
Origins of the New South, 1877-1913 (C. Vann Woodward)
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
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The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
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