You Always Think of Home: A Portrait of Clay County, Alabama [Hardcover]

Pamela Grundy (Author), Ken Elkins (Illustrator)

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From Library Journal

This is not an oral history as much as a collective memoir of Clay County, Alabama, and the people who live there. It consists of excerpts from interviews with residents recorded between May 1987 and June 1988. The book is topically arranged with introductory notes to each topic. All interviews were approved and some corrected by the interviewee. The portrait that emerges, while not idyllic, is certainly one of peace and serenity. Clay County seems to have been mostly untouched by the strife that has beset the rest of the South. The interviews could have been longer and not as fragmented, but on the whole, this is a pleasant book. For Alabama libraries and/or those with extensive regional collections.
- Melvin L. Grotberg, Hobbs P.L., N.M.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0820313041
• ISBN-13: 978-0820313047
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,498,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Portrayal of Home, September 27, 1997

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This review is from: You Always Think of Home: A Portrait of Clay County, Alabama (Hardcover)

Having been reared in Clay County, Alabama, I have read the book more than once. Grundy has done an outstanding job of portraying varying perspectives of life in this rural county which remains filled with people who are genuinely concerned for one another's well-being. While times have changed, the book brings clearly into focus a treasured way of life which continues to exist today in this area. The book consists of interviews with people from a number of different walks of life who have, through their own experiences, a deep love and respect for life in Clay County, Alabama. This book is a heartwarming reminder of times past and present and of the important things in life.