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Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama

By Alexis Okeowo
Unabridged — 7 hours, 25 minutes
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By Alexis Okeowo
Unabridged — 7 hours, 25 minutes
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Peering into the inner world of one of the most misunderstood U.S. states, Okeowo paints a tapestry of perspectives on the history of Alabama and the home that it has offered her.

From a New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America.

“In Alabama, we exist at the border of blessing and disaster....”

Alexis Okeowo grew up in Montgomery-the former seat of the Confederacy-as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Here, she weaves her family's story with Alabama's, defying stereotypes about her endlessly complex, often-pigeonholed home state. She immerses us in a landsc...