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Here are some notes about some of their most popular books:
The Quilts of Gee's Bend
Book DescriptionSince the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee’s Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being·released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Museum of Fine Art, Boston, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Milwaukee Art Museum, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, The Mobile Museum of Art, and The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.Heart of a Small Town: Photographs of Alabama Towns
The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of AlabamaA wonderful view of vanishing Alabama, December 6, 2003
Robin McDonald is continuing the work begun by William Eggleston: capturing the subtle beauty of small-town Southern life with clear-eyed, straight-on, unsentimental photographs "illustrated" by texts gleaned from Alabama writers. A lovely gift for any thoughtful Southerner.
Reviewer: A reader from New York, NY United States
A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving VisitorTradition is here!, December 6, 2002
This book lets any fan know that alabama football is a lifetime of hardwork and achievements. I am proud to own this book. This is the same author that wrote the book "Forrest Gump", and he does a great job of illustrating Alabama's history of football. May tradition continue and the tide roll.
Reviewer: A reader from Russellville, AR United States
Gee's Bend: The Women and Their QuiltsExcerpts for AlabamaTaking its place next to Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood on the Modern Library bookshelf is this new and original edition of Capote's most famous short stories: "A Christmas Memory, " "One Christmas, " and "A Thanksgiving Memory." All three stories are distinguished by Capote's delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision.
Similar Books | Topic SearchesCarry Me Home : Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights RevolutionExcerpts for AlabamaI believe Country Home wrote an article about these woman and pictured them and some of the quilts. I found it fascinating! It made me thankful for what I've got and showed me that beauty is everywhere -- its just a matter of how you interpret the world around you. Erin
Reviewer: Erin Pennington from Carmi, IL United States
About the Author | From the Publisher | Review | Reader Reviews | Other Related BooksAlabama Atlas and GazetteerBook Description"The Year of Birmingham," 1963, was a cataclysmic turning point in America's long civil rights struggle. That spring, child demonstrators faced down police dogs and fire hoses in huge nonviolent marches for desegregation. A few months later, Ku Klux Klansmen retaliated by bombing the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and killing four young black girls. Diane McWhorter, journalist and daughter of a prominent Birmingham family, weaves together police and FBI documents, interviews with black activists and former Klansmen, and personal memories into an extraordinary narrative of the city, the personalities, and the events that brought about America's second emancipation.
Inshore Salt Water Fishing
Crimson Slide: Why Alabama Football Fell and How It Can Climb Back to the TopExcerpts for Alabamareferences to Alabama in this book:
1. on Page 21: "... the flats. As you move eastward along the Gulf Coast, the habitat begins to change somewhat. Coastal Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama all have mud flats much like those found in Texas, but they also have some extensive tidal marshes that redfish ..." 2. on Page 22: "... have gotten into the act with barges and fishing packages. Redfish also thrive in the coastal waters of Mississippi and Alabama even though neither state has much shoreline to speak of. The wideopen water of Mobile Bay contains a good ..." 3. on Page 38: "... continue to improve because of conservation. The seatrout story is much the same along the Upper Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, where the species is now considered a sportfish, and conservation measures are protecting them from commercial ..."
Book DescriptionWhy did the kings of college football fall from their legendary status? Written by a former Alabama walk-on, Crimson Slide—with interviews from former Alabama coaches, captains, and personalities (some of whom refused to speak to anyone else)—explores Alabama’s recent decline and suggests solutions. You’ve heard the rumors, endured speculation and desired the truth about where Alabama football has been and where it’s going. There is a long story to be told. Which SEC rival is most responsible for Alabama’s struggles? What really happened to Gene Stallings? Why did Mike DuBose, a qualified and capable coach, fail? Why did Dennis Franchione, the supposed savior, flee Tuscaloosa for College Station? Why did Mike Price get fired before coaching a single game? What must Mike Shula do to restore Alabama’s reputation and restore that Alabama swagger? As an inside-narrative, Crimson Slide transcends the sports book genre and provides a blueprint of how a proud program fell, but can rise again.
