Books by John Shelton Reed

In the informal, engaging essays brought together in One South, John Shelton Reed focuses on the South's strong regional identity and on the persistence, well into the last decades if the twentieth century, of Southern cultural distinctiveness.

For over three decades John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South

Creating a sort of periodic table of the southern populace, Southern Folk, Plain and Fancy catalogs and describes the several social types--gentleman and lady, 'lord of the lash' and cunning belle, fun-loving 'good old boy, ' depraved redneck, and other figures--that have animated the region since antebellum times.

North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition on the North American mainland. Holy Smoke is a passionate exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North Carolina's signature slowfood dish. A new preface by the authors examines the latest news, good and bad, from the world of Tar Heel barbecue.

For over three decades John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South