I just finished the late Joe Bageant's "Deer Hunting With Jesus."

[hifiguy]

A wonderful, depressing, maddening piece of acerbic writing and needle-sharp reportage the likes of which I can't remember reading in years.

Anyone posting on DU should read this book ASAP. It explains why this country is so terminally fucked more eloquently than anyone else ever has, even Charlie Pierce in Idiot America.

[Populist_Prole]

1. It really is a great book, and for all the reasons you mentioned too

I just couldn't put it down: read it cover to cover in a day and a half. I'd like to read more of his work. Too bad he passed.

"American Serfs" indeed.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Link to his columns, free downloads

http://www.coldtype.net/joe.html

[Populist_Prole]

10. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

[The Blue Flower]

2. Thanks for the recommendation

I just ordered it from the library.

[Tace]

3. This Link Has 73 Joe Bageant Stories

http://worldnewstrust.com/all-items/edited/?filter=bageant

They include parts of Deer Hunting With Jesus. --Tace

[The Magistrate]

4. He Had Some Good Things To Say, Sir

Cannot go whole hog with him, by a long sight, but there was a lot worth reading, that needed saying, in his commentaries.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. You can download all of his writing free from here.

The site is excellent, I am on their mailing list for their monthly free magazine.
they also have free downloads of other good authors.

http://www.coldtype.net/joe.html

[Throd]

14. Thanks. I'll give it a whirl.

[Skinner]

7. It has a DU shout-out at the end.

Here's what I wrote about it back in 2007.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1176266

[KoKo]

8. Thank you for this from the "wayback days"...!

I was introduced to his writing here on DU back then. And, "Deer Hunting" still seems fresh today.

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Ya know, Skinner..if you need help reading those books you are deluged with

I am sure there is talent among us to help with that and provide good reviews.
I personally have loads of time and read a LOT every day.
Just a thought...

Meanwhile...Bageant.
I cried when he died.
And everything he said is even more true today....which sucks.

[Eleanors38]

9. Read and pass on to another. And it should be required at DU.

[KoKo]

12. ...1

[KoKo]

13. For the Night Crowd......If anyone is still out there these days......