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Other Southern memoirs
If you liked "All Over but the Shoutin'", here are some other recommended memoirs by Southern writers:
- "Colored People: A Memoir," by Louis Gates Jr., is about growing up in Piedmont, W.Va., during the 1950s and 1960s.
- "Addie," by Mary Lee Settle, is about Settle's grandmother and memories of their home place in Cedar Grove.
- "Rocket Boys," by Homer Hickam, details the author's boyhood in the McDowell County town of Coalwood. The book was made into the film "October Sky."
- "One Writer's Beginnings," by Eudora Welty, includes her memories of visits the Jackson, Miss., author made to Clay County.
- "Coal Miner's Daughter," by country singer Loretta Lynn, delves into her Kentucky upbringing.
- "Liar's Club," by Mary Karr, describes her dysfunctional family in Texas.
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