Gully Dirt - On Exposing the Klan Raising a Hog and Escaping the South

Robert Coram

Summary

No part of America scars its children as does the south. 
 
 
 
In this incandescent memoir, Robert Coram tells how a rough-edged boy escaped from a nowhere little town in rural southwest Georgia and became an accomplished writer. 
 
 
 
With a flawless ear and an unblinking eye, Coram escorts us across a unique landscape, capturing the nuances of life in a small southern town during the 1950s, not by writing of the romantic south, but rather of a south that can be narrow and harsh and brutal. He takes on the big issues: race, religion, love, death, and family values. His coming-of-age story is troubling, sometimes embarrassing, but always hilarious. 
 
 
 
As a native son, Coram captures in pitch-perfect tone the voice of a teenage boy, a new voice from the old south. 
 
 
 
Coram holds nothing back. No part of his early life is too embarrassing or too personal, including losing his virginity in a church and public beatings by his father. Though centered on Coram's long-suffering mother, his brutal father, and his dog that lived in hope, the main feature of his story may be the humor. Rarely does a writer draw so much humor from such a harsh childhood. His story will linger in your heart.

Duration: about 9 hours (08:55:46)
Publishing date: 2025-10-07; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2017. Copyright Statment: —