Away Down South

A sweeping history chronicling nearly two centuries of how Southerners have answered the question of what it means to be Southern, by an eminant historian of the American South.

James C. Cobb is B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia. A former president of the Southern Historical Association, he has written numerous of award-winning books and articles, including The Most Southern Place on Earth, which was a finalist for a Los Angeles Times Book Award.