SOUTHERN "Country Music" was a major and international cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Joseph Stromberg is well aware of this. With exhaustive listening and reading knowledge of the subject, he presents a unique view of its history. In a personal, and sometimes amusing style, he tells a story of the background, evolution, and latterly devolution, of this major element of Southern and American culture.JOSEPH R. STROMBERG is an independent historian born in southwest Florida and currently living in northeastern Georgia. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in History (Florida Atlantic University 1970, 1971) and did further graduate work at the University of Florida (1973-75). He was a Richard M. Weaver Fellow (1970 1971) and has taught college courses in World Civilizations and American History as an adjunct instructor. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, Telos, Chronicles, The Freeman, Future of Freedom, Independent Review, and The American Conservative. He has contributed essays to various collections including Secession, State, and Liberty (1998) and Opposing the Crusader State (2007) and has written for Antiwar. com (1999-2003), the Abbeville Institute, Reckonin', and other websites. Alongside those activities, he worked over 35 years in carpentry. He has family in Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, including five grandchildren.
