Southern By the Grace of God: 21st Century Edition

Southern By the Grace of God, originally published in 1988, was the first modern defense of the South. Confederate flags were being hauled down, names of streets and schools were being changed, and days honoring Southern heroes were being dropped from state holiday schedules -- with no significant pushback. None of the South's published authors were remotely interested in doing battle to save our battered culture, and so it was that Michael Andrew Grissom made the clarion call to stand up and fight. In pursuance of that, he knew that Southerners needed a refresher course in their own culture before they could do battle with the social justice warriors who were out to dismantle it. And that's what Southern By the Grace of God is: a reminder of who were were, who we are, and who we ought to be. The original edition of this Southern classic has been updated and expanded for the first time since its introduction 35 years ago. Currently published by Little Dixie Publishing Company, the book in its essentials is the same great book that has been enjoyed for decades. Now it has been augmented by the author to include a new 44-page introduction addressing the disheartening destruction of our monument treasures and the disastrous purge of all things Southern. Additionally, a new chapter on "pickin' cotton" has been added, as well as a section of beautifully expressive poetry by famous Southern poets. The original photo section, lost when the original plates and film were destroyed by the previous publisher, had to be repopulated from the author's extensive archives, but it is there. The War, Reconstruction, biographical sketches of Confederate heroes, Southern folk tales, an amusing "Southern dictionary," and an extensive list of recommended books about the Old South are some of the features of this enduring classic. At 673 pages, there is no other book like this. Almost a year in the making, the 21st Century Edition is bigger and better than the original. "Michael Andrew Grissom is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of today's Confederate writers. Riding straight into enemy territory, he takes absolutely no prisoners." – Southern Partisan Magazine. Read more