{"product_id":"deep-roots-broken-branches-a-history-and-memoir-hardcover","title":"Deep Roots, Broken Branches: A History and Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Bynum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for her award-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Victoria Bynum turns now to her own history in this multigenerational American saga spanning from 1840 to 1979. Through meticulous historical research, personal letters, diaries, and the unpublished memoir of Mary Daniel Huckenpoehler, the author's maternal grandmother, Bynum examines five generations within the broader context of the nation's history, navigating pivotal events such as First Wave immigration, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the Great Depression, two world wars, the Cold War, and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChild of a mother from Waconia, Minnesota, and father from Jones County, Mississippi, Bynum blends a historian's voice with personal experiences, intertwining her grandmother's unpublished memoir and letters with her own role as a diarist and historian. She explores class, race, ethnicity, and gender dynamics. From the rise of Welsh immigrant ancestors in the Upper Midwest and the Gilded Age privileges of her grandmother's upbringing to Bynum's own tumultuous childhood in the 1950s and early 1960s as she is shuttled between Georgia, Mississippi, Minnesota, Florida, and California, Bynum grapples with numerous dangers of being raised in a volatile environment marked by alcohol-fueled violence, sexual degradation, and neglect. Against the backdrop of racial segregation, civil rights movements, and the Cold War, \u003ci\u003eDeep Roots, Broken Branches\u003c\/i\u003e traces the author's coming-of-age journey, and the profound influence of her grandmother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revealed through the lens and tensions of an Air Force family, \u003ci\u003eDeep Roots, Broken Branches\u003c\/i\u003e explores Bynum's intellectual curiosity, voracious reading habits, and turbulent path through early motherhood, divorce, and higher education in California. Throughout, her grandmother remains a stabilizing force, offering inspiration and guidance. This book paints a vivid portrait of a southern identity's growth amid personal challenges and broader societal shifts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Bynum \u003c\/b\u003eis distinguished professor emeritus of history at Texas State University, San Marcos. A scholar of class, gender, and race relations in the Civil War-era South, she is an award-winning author and a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War \u003c\/i\u003einspired the movie of the same title.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eOther publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUnruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South\u003c\/i\u003e. She is creator and administrator of the blog \u003ci\u003eRenegade South\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773199778080,"sku":"9781496855619","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81a4c78c3b2d1bf0b50b4f1e14464dfc.webp?v=1780421912","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/deep-roots-broken-branches-a-history-and-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}