BEN JONES is an actor, writer, musician, and political pundit who lives with his wife, Alma Viator, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. They are the proprietors of the Cooter s Place museums in Tennessee and the creators of DukesFest, the annual celebration of The Dukes of Hazzard. Visit him at CootersPlace.com."
Best known as Cooter, the good ol boy mechanic on "The Dukes of
Hazzard" . [Jones] engagingly zips through his destitute boyhood in
the segregated South and his days as an alcoholic civil rights
activist [and] recounts his transformation from boozin, brawlin
womanizer to successful actor to two-term Democratic congressman
from Georgia.
Entertainment Weekly
Growing up in Georgia, 'Cooter' was one of my heroes. I m not sure,
but I think it was required by law. Who would have thought that one
day I would actually come to know Ben Jones, and, in knowing him,
find that he remains one of my heroes. You ll understand why when
you read this book. Ben Jones is nothing less than a great
American.
Jeff Foxworthy, author of "Jeff Foxworthy s Redneck Dictionary"
"Ben Jones and I go way back, before anyone called him "Cooter" or
"Congressman." He always told the truth. A little on the slant,
maybe, which only made it more interesting. And like the wildboy I
knew then, his book, "Redneck Boy in the Promised Land," is gutsy,
funny, and good-hearted. And definitely reader-friendly."
Russell Banks, author of" The Reserve
" This modern-day Will Rogers writes with a mix of humor, pathos,
and passion in a rip-roarin book with a down-home flavor.
"Publishers Weekly "
A warm, witty portrait of a quietly extraordinary American
life.
"Kirkus""
"Best known as Cooter, the good ol' boy mechanic on "The Dukes of
Hazzard" .... [Jones] engagingly zips through his destitute boyhood
in the segregated South and his days as an alcoholic civil rights
activist [and] recounts his transformation from boozin', brawlin'
womanizer to successful actor to two-term Democratic congressman
from Georgia."
--Entertainment Weekly
"Growing up in Georgia, 'Cooter' was one of my heroes. I'm not
sure, but I think it was required by law. Who would have thought
that one day I would actually come to know Ben Jones, and, in
knowing him, find that he remains one of my heroes. You'll
understand why when you read this book. Ben Jones is nothing less
than a great American."
--Jeff Foxworthy, author of "Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck
Dictionary"
"Ben Jones and I go way back, before anyone called him "Cooter" or
"Congressman." He always told the truth. A little on the slant,
maybe, which only made it more interesting. And like the wildboy I
knew then, his book, "Redneck Boy in the Promised Land," is gutsy,
funny, and good-hearted. And definitely reader-friendly."
--Russell Banks, author of" The Reserve"
"A warm, witty portrait of a quietly extraordinary American
life."
--Kirkus
"Growing up in Georgia, 'Cooter' was one of my heroes. I'm not
sure, but I think it was required by law. Who would have thought
that one day I would actually come to know Ben Jones, and, in
knowing him, find that he remains one of my heroes. You'll
understand why when you read this book. Ben Jones is nothing less
than a great American."
--Jeff Foxworthy, author of "Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck
Dictionary"
"Ben Jones and I go way back, before anyone called him "Cooter" or
"Congressman." He always told the truth. A little on the slant,
maybe, which only made it more interesting. And like the wildboy I
knew then, his book, "Redneck Boy in the Promised Land," is gutsy,
funny, and good-hearted. And definitely reader-friendly."
--Russell Banks, author of" The Reserve"
"A warm, witty portrait of a quietly extraordinary American
life."
--Kirkus
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