The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good LifeWhether you live below the Mason Dixon Line or just wish you did, The Southerner’s Handbook is your guide to living the good life. Curated by the editors of the award-winning Garden & Gun magazine, this compilation of more than 100 instructional and narrative essays offers a comprehensive tutorial to modern-day life in the South. From Food and Drink to Sporting & Adventure; Home & Garden to Style, Arts & Culture, you'll discover essential skills and unique insight from some of the South’s finest writers, chefs, and craftsmen—including the secret to perfect biscuits, how to wear seersucker, and to the right way to fall off of a horse. You'll also find: Roy Blount Jr. on telling a great story; Julia Reed on the secrets of throwing a great party; Jonathan Miles on drinking like a Southerner; Jack Hitt on the beauty of cooking a whole hog; John T Edge on why Southern food matters; and much more. As flavorful, authentic, and irresistible as the land and the people who inspire it, The Southerner's Handbook is the ultimate guide to being a Southerner (no matter where you live). |
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Contents
Supreme Sausage Gravy | |
Mind over Mollusk | |
The Souths Dessert | |
A Mess of Greens | |
Wear a Square | |
Get Invited Back | |
The Art of Goodbye by Donovan Webster | |
For the BirdWatchers | |
Southern Sporting Dogs | |
Rules of the Road Trip by Daniel Wallace | |
The Perfect Tomato | |
Stocking Your Home Library | |
Man vs Weed by Roy Blount | |
Five Essential Venues | |
How to Talk Faulkner | |
Raise Your | |
The One and Only Mint Julep by Jonathan Miles | |
Bitters Barbecued | |
Dove Moves | |
Be a Better Derby Bettor | |
Instructions in the Blues | |
Index | |
The Southerners Cookbook | |
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The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life Editors of Garden and Gun No preview available - 2013 |