The Storied South

“An immensely important book that is passionate and keenly insightful and that is a crucial addition to the growing body of work on the South.” — Journal of Southern History

“[A] comprehensive collection of accounts by these foundational southern artists. . . . Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.” — CHOICE

“[A] rich collection developed over 40 years. . . . [A] moving and eloquent book.” — Publishers Weekly

“[A] wonderful work. Required for viewers and readers interested in Southern folkways and culture.” — Library Journal starred review

“With Ferris as a guide, readers will get a revealing look at [the south] before air-conditioning and chain businesses, smartphones and corporate monoliths changed it forever.” — Raleigh News & Observer

“Intimate and moving. . . . Undoubtedly a volume that should be included in the personal library of every Southerner or lover of the Southern storytelling tradition. When the final page of The Storied South is turned, readers will truly feel like they have been sitting on the front porch listening to the voices and stories of these legendary Southern icons.” — Click Magazine

“The book is a one-of-a-kind trove.” — Visual Communication Quarterly

“Ferris' idea of an essential South, layered by a narrative sensibility in music, literature and the visual arts, sings to the better angels of our nature. . . . Yet reading this remarkable book one realizes, too, that a brooding, unsettled nature about the South is still sadly with us.” — New Orleans Magazine

“The Storied South is a book you could read on and on and on.” — Flycatcher

“Ferris offers a collection of his interviews with writers and artists he has come to know personally during 40 years of tramping around his native land.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution