Books in the Class: Culture series

In February 2018, 35,000 public school educators walked off the job in West Virginia. More than 100,000 teachers in other states followed over the next year. Strike for the Common Good gathers together essays written by teachers involved, by students and parents, by journalists who have covered the strikes, and by outside analysts.

Explores the ways that musicians - particularly female artists - have established a 'natural' country identity. This book focuses on revealing moments in country performance including: blackface comedy on radio and stage before 1945 (concentrating on Opry performers Jamup and Honey), and the minstrel's 'rube' or hillbilly equivalent.