Most American: Notes from a Wounded Place

Synopsis

In The Wake Of Increasing Gun Violence And Heightened National Debate About Race Relations And Social Inequality, Askew's Reflections Could Not Be More Relevant. With A Novelist's Gift For Storytelling, She Paints A Compelling Portrait Of A Place And Its People: Resilient And Ruthless, Decent But Self-deceiving, Generous Yet Filled With Prejudice--both The Best And The Worst Of What It Means To Be American. Most American -- Bloodmemory -- Passing: The Writer's Skin And Authentic Self -- A Wounded Place -- Near Mcalester -- Rhumba -- The Tornado That Hit Boggy -- Trail -- Geronimo. Rilla Askew ; Foreword By Susan Kates.