{"product_id":"deep-south-dynasty-9780817321109","title":"Deep South Dynasty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a deeply researched epic family biography that reflects the complicated and evolving world inhabited by three generations of the extremely accomplished - if problematic - Bankhead family of northwest Alabama. Kari Frederickson's expertly crafted account traces the careers of five members of the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The title of the [introduction] of this fascinating book, \u003ci\u003eFamily Biography as Regional History\u003c\/i\u003e, says it all. Kari Frederickson’s account of how two generations of a powerful Alabama family spearheaded the twin projects of enlisting the federal government in the economic development of the South and excluding Blacks from the benefits of that project goes to the heart of southern and American political history from the New Deal to World War II. An engaging page-turner, Deep South Dynasty is set apart by its attention to how the female members of a male-dominated dynasty- the actor Tallulah Bankhead and her aunt, the longtime director of Alabama’s Department of Archives and History- both contributed to and, in the case of Tallulah, undermined the family project.\"\"- Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, author of \u003ci\u003eSisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this splendidly executed history of family, region, and nation, Kari Frederickson shows why she is a leading scholar in southern political studies. Her keen insight and no-stone-unturned research, presented in a vibrant narrative, delivers the sobering truth about the southern white power structure that has stifled social progress since enslaved Africans sowed the first cotton seeds in Alabama soil.”- Jack E. Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf: The Making of an American Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in History.","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49963644485975,"sku":"9780817321109","price":30.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817321109.jpg?v=1739084777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deep-south-dynasty-9780817321109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}