Ice Tea and Elvis
1999
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3.34
Average Rating
289
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God and guns, heat and history have long characterized the American South. As, of course, has Elvis Presley. Nick Middleton (The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia) traveled there with the ostensible aim of discovering the wilder side of human nature. What he found surprised even him. From Graceland to Miami Beach, Dolly Parton to Martin Luther King, the Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, Middleton discovered that the American South is, more than anything, a state of mind. A savvy, deliciously irreverent travelogue. In praise of Nick Middleton¹s Travels as a Brussels Scout, Publishers Weekly ³His wisecracking journey is a lark, filled with witty, shrewd observations...despite his lighthearted tone, his serendipitous journal speaks volumes.²
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Author
Nick Middleton
Author · 12 books
Nick Middleton is a British physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He specialises in desertification. Nick Middleton was born in London, England. As a geographer, he has travelled to more than 50 countries. Going to Extremes is a television programme for Channel 4 about extreme lifestyles, in which Middleton experiences life in the hostile conditions other cultures must endure. He has appeared on BBC 2's Through the Keyhole.
