Looking for Hogeye

By Roy Reed

Book Overview

In the always compelling yet simple style that made Roy Reed one of the country's foremost journalists, he shows us--as we share with him delightful moments and rich insights on the way to Hogeye, Arkansas--Southerners still different for being Southerners, and country Southerners who are even more so. This book is a special admission into those hills, to Vacation Bible School, tent meetings, sale barns, back roads and pool halls, to dog days--to the special place that Reed calls home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938626639
• ISBN13: 9780938626633
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

On-the-ground wisdom about our nation and its people

Roy Reed is among the very top journalists of his generation. He covered the civil rights movement and then the White House for the New York Times before retiring early as its London bureau chief. This wonderful little book is a collection of his more reflective pieces. After he left London, Reed moved to an Arkansas hamlet named Hogeye to search for his roots while teaching journalism at the University of Arkansas. Several of his articles are based on life in Hogeye, but they tell universal stories about life in America. People searching for a deep understanding of our nation will not merely enjoy this book, they will love it. For any journalism student or young reporter seeking a newspaper career, this is a must read -- nothing can show more clearly what greatness in journalism looks like.