SOUTHERN LIFE

Try these Southern fiction novels if you enjoy the setting and language of the American South.

Plantation life, characterized by its great cotton, sugarcane and tobacco fields and its slave labor, did not become common in the South until the 18th century. For many, the lifestyle was not as wonderful as many of us believe. Learn more here!

A southern tradition, sweet tea, resembles how they consider it part of their daily lives. You cannot sit down at a southern restaurant without being asked if you would like sweet tea.

Life insurance can be a scary shark tank. You may be in dire need of a whole insurance company, but find yourself clinging to the first one available. As in every situation presented, remain cucumber calm, and evaluate every single option available.

Jean Toomer and Zora Neale Hurston's writing were heavily influenced on the American South and the small southern town.

A interpretation of Hovenden's painting "Chloe and Sam" in relation to his other compositions and the iconographic reference to Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Born and raised in Tennessee, then choosing to go to college in Mississippi, I know a thing or two about life as a southerner. I am taking a class on The South in Film, which showed me that some aspects remain misunderstood.

While built upon a foundation of racism, the Segregation-era South viewed the holocaust much in the same way the rest of the world did. It was a harbinger of what was to come.

When something feels very familiar to you, beyond a normal attraction, there is a good chance this is a past life clue.

Highlights of how life has changed from pre-WWII to Modern times for one Italian immigrant coming to America.

How one family adjusted to rural life after living in the big city their whole lives.

How life goes at Southern Miss and why it is a good idea to join.

Where you start out in life and end in life has no bearing on your self value

I have created an informal lesson plan of sorts to help in teaching about the life cycle of the butterfly. but it is more of a home project but can easily be formatted to the classroom.

Manmade polyester was heavily used in textile manufacturing. Polyester was a part of Southern life in textile communities- communities that disappeared when much of textile manufacturing moved overseas.

In an area as arid and inhospitable as the Sahara desert, plant life is a precious commodity. Yet a huge variety of shrubs, trees, flowering plants and grasses call the region home, and have developed the mechanisms they need to survive.

A book review of Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank And Other Words of Delicate Southern Wisdom by Celia Rivenbark.

Biography of southern gospel great Vestal Goodman

You can combine a road trip in Southern Illinois with a little Christmas or birthday shopping and come back with a nice experience to show for the day as well as a unique gift to stash away for the appropriate occasion.

A brief book review of The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930 by Anne Firor Scott.

Enjoy a renewed sense of history yet have a fun-filled, exciting vacation all at the same time when you visit southern Indiana.