| Stars Fell on Alabama Contributor(s): Carmer, Carl (Author), Raines, Howell (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 081731072X ISBN-13: 9780817310721 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.1 |
| LCCN: 00049444 |
| Series: Library of Alabama Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.77" W x 8.76" (0.98 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Alabama |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stars Fell on Alabama is truly a classic. The book enjoyed enormous popularity and notoriety when it was first published (it was a selection of The Literary Guild and also sold widely in Europe). It can be described as a book of folkways--not journalism, or history, or a novel. At times it is impressionistic; at other times it conveys deep insights into the character of Alabama. Carmer visited every region of the state, always accompanied by someone intimately familiar with the locality. The mosaic that emerges from the pages of his book portrays Alabama's human landscape in all its variety, and it is a work essential to an understanding of Alabama and its culture. |