All Over But the Shoutin'

This poignant account of his own family's lives draws on Rick Bragg's outstanding insight, evocation, and narrative skills, which won him a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1996. It is the tale of a strong-willed, devoted mother who battled to shield her three boys from the poverty and ignorance that had poisoned her own life, and of a violent, war-torn, alcoholic father. It tells the tale of the life Bragg was able to create for himself thanks to his mother's support and conviction.