![]() An informative and entertaining new introduction by Lacy K. He repeatedly lamented the region's many shortcomings: poverty, racial hierarchy, political impotence, lack of inttellectual curiosity, and its tendency to blame all of its twentieth-century problems on the defeat of the Confederacy. A loyal Southern son, Robertson cherished what he judged to be the South's best traditions: personal independence and responsibility, the rejection of crass materialism, a deep piety, and a love of freedom. His power of description and disarmingly straightforward narrative were the hallmarks of his writing. An internationally known and respected journalist, Robertson had a knack for finding the interesting and exotic in seemingly humble or ordinary folk and a keen eye for human interest stories. Red Hills and Cotton is suffused with Ben Robertson's deep affection for his native Upcountry South Carolina. ![]()
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