Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Dispatches From Pluto: Lost And Found In The Mississippi DeltaISBN13:9781476709642ISBN10:1476709645Author:Grant, Richard (Author)Description:Winner Of The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Mississippi's #1 Bestseller Of 2015 And 2016 (The Clarion-Ledger) A New York Times Bestseller In Dispatches From Pluto, Adventure Writer Richard Grant Takes On The Most American Place On Earth--The Enigmatic, Beautiful, Often Derided Mississippi Delta Richard Grant And His Girlfriend Were Living In A Shoebox Apartment In New York City When They Decided On A Whim To Buy An Old Plantation House In The Mississippi Delta Dispatches From Pluto Is Their Journey Of Discovery Into This Strange And Wonderful American Place Imagine A Year In Provence With Alligators And Assassins, Or Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil With Hunting Scenes And Swamp-To-Table Dining On A Remote, Isolated Strip Of Land, Three Miles Beyond The Tiny Community Of Pluto, Richard And His Girlfriend, Mariah, Embark On A New Life They Learn To Hunt, Grow Their Own Food, And Fend Off Alligators, Snakes, And Varmints Galore They Befriend An Array Of Unforgettable Local Characters--Blues Legend T-Model Ford, Cookbook Maven Martha Foose, Catfish Farmers, Eccentric Millionaires, And The Actor Morgan Freeman Grant Brings An Adept, Empathetic Eye To The Fascinating People He Meets, Capturing The Rich, Extraordinary Culture Of The Delta, While Tracking Its Utterly Bizarre And Criminal Extremes Reporting From All Angles As Only An Outsider Can, Grant Also Delves Deeply Into The Delta's Lingering Racial Tensions He Finds That De Facto Segregation Continues Yet Even As He Observes Major Structural Problems, He Encounters Many Close, Loving, And Interdependent Relationships Between Black And White Families--And Good Reasons For Hope Dispatches From Pluto Is A Book As Unique As The Delta Itself It's Lively, Entertaining, And Funny, Containing A Travel Writer's Flair For In-Depth Reporting Alongside Insightful Reflections On Poverty, Community, And Race It's Also A Love Story, As The Nomadic Grant Learns To Settle Down He Falls Not Just For His Girlfriend But For The Beguiling Place They Now Call Home Mississippi, Grant Concludes, Is The Best-Kept Secret In America Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Simon & SchusterPublication Date:2015-10-13Weight:0.6 lbsDimensions:0.9'' H x 8.3'' L x 5.4'' WNumber of Pages:320Language:English
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Book Title: Dispatches from Pluto : Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta
Item Length: 8.4in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Richard Grant
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / South / General, Special Interest / Adventure, Personal Memoirs, General, Customs & Traditions, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Sociology / Rural
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
