Appalachia, politics, writing

In praise of Joe

Looking over my old posts I found a broken link (among many) that I decided to track down.

The author of Deer Hunting with Jesus, Joe Bageant was a harsh but clear-eyed commenter on American life and politics until his death in 2011.

He was a hillbilly who wrote like his soul was on fire. His website has been moved to JoeBageant.org.

I was amazed and entertained when I discovered his writing in 2008. Here’s a sample: /2008/08/27/moving-to-the-c/

John Lingan wrote a pretty good profile of Bageant in 2015 that you can read here.