Who are America's rednecks? What do they want? Who will they vote for? This straight-shooting tour of the taverns, temples and trailer parks of white working class America reveals the God-fearin', hard-drinkin' folks who put Clinton and Bush (jnr and snr) in the White House, and influence every US election
Joe Bageant served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era before dropping out to live in hippy communes in Colorado, and then on an Indian reservation in Idaho. He has been writing about counterculture and popular culture for magazines and newspapers since the 1970s and his online column has made him a cult hero among gonzo-journalism junkies and progressives. He recently returned to live in his hometown.
A gonzo rip through Virginia that challenges liberals to court the
Jesus-loving, Bud-drinking poor ... A good read
*Esquire*
With the lacerating fury of Hunter S. Thompson, Bageant's bitingly
funny report can at times make Michael Moore seem tame
*Entertainment Weekly*
[Deer Hunting with Jesus] succeeds on righteous anger, and Bageant
is surely correct in arguing that the Republicans have captured the
white working class because the Democrats no longer speak for them
... Deer Hunting with Jesus speaks form the heart
*Observer*
[O]ne of those books that change the way you think of the US and
the tarnished American dream ... a lovesick and frequently
hilarious rant about the poor, hopeless working-class Americans ...
The most striking achievement of Deer Hunting with Jesus ... is
that [the author] somehow channels his raucous fury into a poignant
and profoundly sympathetic account of the cradle-to-grave miseries
that befall the poor white townsfolk of Winchester
*Sunday Times*
His anecdotal account of his home town matches Michael Moore's
polemical rage with Studs Terkel's vivid feel for everyday people,
showing how the white working class have been betrayed by the
people they misguidedly put their faith in. He also tells a mighty
fine chimpanzee boxing story
*Arena*
I suppose this book is a polemic, but unlike many such it is hugely
readable. The author has a great turn of phrase and ferrets out
some truly memorable characters to illustrate his narrative. The
result is a fine piece of old-fashioned journalism that is both
original and thought-provoking ... An angry and brilliant book
*Sunday Herald*
[A] humorous and perceptive guide to people who are so protective
of their "values" the mere thought of a gay marriage sends them
into the arms of economic raptors bent on exploiting them until the
pips squeak
*Sunday Herald*
[A] witty insightful and frightening exposé into a weird world
*Maxim*
Bageant gives a damning exposé of how those in charge of the
world's most affluent nation are creating a polarised generation of
American haves and have-nots ... [A] ruthless, compulsive read
*Big Issue in the North/Big Issue Cymru*
An excellent book
*Publishing News*
Joe Bageant argues that class is very much alive in the US ... What
makes this book especially valuable is that every word is motivated
by rage, rather than righteous indignation
*Guardian*
Joe Bageant exposes the vast social gulf in America, and how the
poor are exploited and betrayed by those for whom they work and
vote: big business and government ... is an emotive and evocative
exposé of the "dead-end social construction that all but guarantees
failure"
*Independent*
Written with passion and panache. Unlike most accounts of redneck ,
"white trash" America, Bageant writes about his own people ... his
identification with the folk of Winchester, Virginia gives a human
immediacy you will not find in Adorno
*Times Literary Supplement*
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