{"product_id":"new-delta-rising-magdalena-solzs-9781617031502","title":"New Delta Rising","description":"The Mississippi Delta has been called \"the most southern place on earth.\" This fertile expanse of flat land sprawls along the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee, southward to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Culturally rich as well, the Delta is the land where the blues began. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Delta Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of Mississippi Delta life and a celebration of the indefatigable Delta people who live there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning photographer Magdalena Solé spent a year interviewing and photographing hundreds of residents in the Mississippi Delta. The deep connection she felt comes through in the compelling images in this book. Solé captures their personal dignity, resilience, and resourcefulness, along with the closeness of family and community she found among them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The accompanying text gives voice to the people of the Delta, illuminating their strength and character and spirit--a spirit bound up in a deeply rooted sense of place and shown in their compassion for one another. In their stories the people of the Delta have much to offer to the rest of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rick Bragg, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAll Over but the Shoutin'\u003c\/i\u003e, contributes to the volume a lyrical essay evoking the distinctive aura of the Mississippi Delta. He writes, \"Myth and magic and legend swirl into the real world, and it can be hard to tell where one stops and the other begins.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Magdalena Solé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161703150X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617031502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 12.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Magdalena Solé","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442441531647,"sku":"9781617031502","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca0e62f7-8119-4241-b311-64e4daa5da56.jpg?v=1777197438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-delta-rising-magdalena-solzs-9781617031502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}