{"product_id":"american-skin-southern-soil-tristan-buckner-9798989311408","title":"\"American Skin, Southern Soil\": The Journey Through Race, Justice, and Redemption in the American South","description":"American Skin, Southern Soil: A Journey Through Race, Justice, and Redemption in the American South\u003cp\u003eby Tristan J. Buckner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raw, unflinching memoir of survival, transformation, and truth-telling in a land where justice runs deep-but not always fair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTristan J. Buckner was born into the red clay of the South, raised in a system that saw his skin before his soul. From the cracked pavement of St. Louis to the prison yards of Tennessee, he lived the stories that headlines ignore-of struggle, survival, and self-reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican Skin, Southern Soil is more than a memoir. It's a reckoning. With piercing honesty and gritty storytelling, Buckner exposes the human cost of systemic injustice while honoring the power of personal redemption. He writes for the invisible-those counted out, locked up, or cast aside-and shows how faith, grit, and truth can still forge a path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reality of growing up Black in a justice-tilted South\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inner battles of incarceration-and how one man refused to stay broken\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA blueprint for reclaiming identity, purpose, and voice after prison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA message of hope for families, communities, and anyone fighting their own comeback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Bryan Stevenson, Michelle Alexander, and Dwayne Betts, this book is a mirror and a map. It challenges what we think we know about justice and invites readers into a deeper conversation about race, resilience, and the American soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wrote this for the people who've been told they're too far gone. You're not. You're just not done yet.\" - Tristan J. Buckner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tristan Buckner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989311408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tjb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Tristan Buckner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588366610687,"sku":"9798989311408","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-skin-southern-soil-tristan-buckner-9798989311408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}