Better Off Without 'Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession
- ISBN-10
- 1451616651
- ISBN-13
- 9781451616651
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-14
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Chuck Thompson
Description
The author of Smile When You're Lying describes his controversial road trip investigation into the cultural divide of the United States during which he met with possum-hunting conservatives, trailer park lifers and prayer warriors before concluding that both sides might benefit if former Confederacy states seceded.
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