From celebrated <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Rick Bragg, comes a poignant and wryly funny collection of essays on life in the south.<br><br>Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, he explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, and the Gulf Coast. Everything is explored, from regional obsessions from college football and fishing, to mayonnaise and spoonbread, to the simple beauty of a fish on the hook.<br><br>Collected from over a decade of his writing, with many never-before-published essays written specifically for this edition,<em>My Southern Journey</em> is an entertaining and engaging read, especially for Southerners (or feel Southern at heart) and anyone who appreciates great writing.<br>