A Southern Poetry Sampler
When I See That Flag Flying by John Parker When I see that flag flying I see my people dying Defending their land From its invasion. When I see that flag waving I feel my… »
Manly Wade Wellman: The Voice of the Mountains
Manly Wade Wellman never penned an autobiography, despite the fact he published 500 stories and articles, won the World Fantasy Award and Edgar Allan Poe Award, and even edged out William Faulkner to win the… »
Soldiers Are Not Angels: A Review of Samuel Finlay’s Breakfast with the Dirt Cult
As long as there have been soldiers, their ultimate defense mechanism has been dark comedy. Such humor may be the only way to hold on to one’s sanity in response to a profession that’s a… »
The Southern Cradle: A Review of The Other Irish by Karen F. McCarthy
The sub-title of Karen F. McCarthy’s highly readable The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America sums up the book’s tone and scope: “The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America.” This is a general introduction… »
April Top 10
The top ten for April 2015. Thank you for a great one year anniversary for the new and improved Abbeville Institute website. We exceeded our previous traffic for the entire year in April alone. There is more… »
