Sledge, an architectural historian who was the books editor for the Mobile Press-Register, collects his pieces from the Books Page column, ＂Southern Bound,＂ for the newspaper from 1995 to 2011.
They consist of book reviews and meditations on his literary experiences, including discussions of Southern subjects like slavery, rivers, agriculture, race, and working people in books; Civil
War books; the local literary scene; architectural books; literary pilgrimages he took in the region; classics and old favorites; world literature; controversies and censorship; the reading and
writing life; and remembrances of authors who have died. No index is provided. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
