Five-time bride Peterson knows a thing or two about planning and throwing a white-trash wedding to remember. Finally, all of her hard-won wisdom is available in The Redneck Wedding Planner. Includes checklists, tips, and cautionary advice.
This text argues that the hillbilly - in his various guises - has been viewed by mainstream Americans simultaneously as a violent degenerate who threatens the modern order and as a keeper of traditional values and thus symbolic of a nostalgic past free of the problems of contemporary life.
Welcome to the Hillbilly Addition of Thanks for the [SPAM] - a collection of my favourite forwards (those little gems of wisdom - daily giggles and fun facts that lighten our daily grind from people we don’t know and our friend who sent it to their entire friends list - who sent it to their entire friends list - who sent it to their entire friends list...) Now available in PRINT to read in the bathroom!
An ordinary man living an ordinarily dysfunctional life, stumbling through every day events, is confronted with a near-death event and a resulting miracle wish which is granted by God. That wish came with a promise though and a chance to help others through his heavenly gift. How this story comes about, evolves into success in love and in life, and all of the humorous adventures in between are something you'll remember and treasure for years to come. The best part... it's all true! The majority of this story takes place in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina. It quickly transports the reader through 36 years of a less than normal life then settles in for the next 12 years, which become increasingly fantastic through a chain of events, all due to keeping the promise, and God's blessings for doing so. The author is an avid outdoorsman, photographer and explorer, which brings a lot of greenery to the book and describes many of the little known natural wonders located in upstate SC. It evolves into something so much more though when all of the elements culminate into a very unexpected climax. This is a funny, smart, thought-provoking book that answers many questions that begin with; What would you do if? It is probably unlike anything you've ever read, but is definitely a book that you'll read over and over again, and will want to share with friends and family.
Explore the Gateway to the Smokies with Tourist Town Guides. Gatlinburg is a favorite vacation destination in one of America's most beautiful regions. In this completely revised and updated guide, learn about the best hotels, shops, and restaurants, The Great Smoky Mountains, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and More! This guide will give you the tips and information you need to explore this popular and picturesque region with confidence.
What could possibly go wrong at a wedding? Sleuthing couple Claire and Dan Claiborne's best friends, Charlotte and Foley, are getting married on Christmas Eve, and all hell threatens to break loose, even before the shiveree starts! Set in one of New Orleans' swankiest hotels, the wedding promises to be a society event until Charlotte's relatives, the swamp Daltons begin battling with the society Daltons, and then the groom's ex-wife shows up. -- Sophie Dunbar, as always, brings the glitter and color of New Orleans to life in this rich gumbo of swanky society, swamp culture and juicy murder
Since 1950 more than three million people have left their homes in Appalachia in search of better jobs and a better life in the cities of the Midwest and Southeast. Today they constitute one of the largest minorities in many of those cities. Yet they have been largely overlooked as a social group and ignored as a potential political force, partly because so little has been written about them. This important book is the first to explore the Appalachian migration and its impact on the cities, on Appalachia, and on the migrants themselves, from the perspectives of sociology, economics, geography, and social planning. Eleven contributors offer new insights into the complex patterns of migration streams, the numbers of Appalachians in specific urban areas, their residential and occupational patterns in the cities, their adjustments to urban life and work, and the enormous social and economic impact of this mass movement.
From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster comes a new motorcycle club dark standalone MM romance novel! They created this monster when they took me as a teen. Abused me, tortured me, psychologically ruined me. I was once innocent, fragile, and good. Now I’m older and everything wicked. The worst of the worst. I’m filled with fiery rage and burn with the need to avenge the death of the boy I used to be. Vicious and violent and vindictive. A metaphorical dragon among men, thirsty to set fire to them all. Only my mission of depraved justice will have to wait because Prez needs me for something else. If he wasn’t single-handedly responsible for dragging me from the sick nightmare my life had become, I’d tell him exactly where to shove his stupid idea of putting me on babysitting duty. My charge is a prospect. Not just any prospect, but the young, innocent Cove Gale who shouldn’t be within a hundred-mile radius of this vile club I call home. I’m supposed to be keeping him safe. But Cove’s a reckless brat with a mouth that begs for trouble. Prez should know better than to give me a toy to play with. I break things and I’ll break him too. The prospect is just a boy. And he’s just unleashed the dragon… ***This is a gay romance and the third book in the RBMC: Tulsa, OK series. It can be read as a standalone but may be better enjoyed after reading the first two, Koyn and Copper. Koyn and Copper are both MF stories while this one is MM.***
A PopMatters Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 From the 1930s to the 1960s, the booming popularity of country music threw a spotlight on a new generation of innovative women artists. These individuals blazed trails as singers, musicians, and performers even as the industry hemmed in their potential popularity with labels like woman hillbilly, singing cowgirl, and honky-tonk angel. Stephanie Vander Wel looks at the careers of artists like Patsy Montana, Rose Maddox, and Kitty Wells against the backdrop of country music's golden age. Analyzing recordings and appearances on radio, film, and television, she connects performances to real and imagined places and examines how the music sparked new ways for women listeners to imagine the open range, the honky-tonk, and the home. The music also captured the tensions felt by women facing geographic disruption and economic uncertainty. While classic songs and heartfelt performances might ease anxieties, the subject matter underlined women's ambivalent relationships to industrialism, middle-class security, and established notions of femininity.