Bøker av Wayne Flynt

Throughout its dramatic history, the American South has wrestled with issues such as poverty, social change, labor reform, civil rights, and party politics, and Wayne Flynt's writing reaffirms religion as the lens through which southerners understand and attempt to answer these contentious questions.

These life histories - accounts of hard times and hard work - are a selection of 28 from more than 100, written throughout the state of Alabama by workers and farmers under the Federal Writer's Project of the 1930's.

An indelible portrait of one of the most famous and beloved authors in the canon of American literature - a collection of letters between Harper Lee and one of her closest friends that reveals the famously private writer as never before, in her own words.

In both chronological and topical organization, this work examines traditional subjects such as politics, military events, economics, and social movements. It also discusses the roles of individual leaders, such as Chief Tascaluza, Andrew Jackson, Helen Keller, and Wernher von Braun, as well as cultural icons like Hank Williams, and Hank Aaron.

Tells the history of the dominant religious group within the state during the last two centuries.

Alabama is a state full of contrasts. Wayne Flynt offers supporting arguments for both detractors and admirers of the state. Chapters are organized by topic - politics, the economy, education, African Americans, women, the military, sport, religion, literature, art, journalism.

This historical memoir by the widely recognised scholar, Wayne Flynt, chronicles the inner workings of his academic career at Samford and Auburn Universities, as well as his many contributions to the general history of Alabama. Keeping the Faith tells the story of his life and his courageous battles against an indifferent or hostile hierarchy with modesty and honesty.