Covington, Dennis. Redneck Riviera: Armadillos, Uutlaws, and The Demise of an American Dream.COVINGTON, Dennis. Redneck Riviera; armadillos, outlaws, and the demise of an American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: . Counterpoint counterpoint, in music, the art of combining melodies each of which is independent though forming part of a homogeneous texture. The term derives from the Latin for "point against point," meaning note against note in referring to the notation of plainsong. . 182p. c2004. 1-58243-296-1. $13.00. SA In a combination of the story of his childhood, his relationship with his father and his desire to reclaim his inherited 2.5 acres of worthless land in Florida, Covington describes his own feelings about his Southern roots. The book begins with his childhood family trips from Alabama to Florida, which culminated in his father's purchase of land in Central Florida
Central Florida is the central region of the United States state of Florida, on the East Coast. . Unwittingly, his father had become part of the famous "swampland in Florida schemes" of the 1950s and '60s that went from bad (Cape Coral Cape Coral, city (1990 pop. 74,991), Lee co., SW coastal Fla., located on an estuary of the Caloosahatchee River; inc. 1970. It is mostly a residential city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida area. ) to worst (River Ranch). As an adult, Covington hopelessly tried to save his inheritance as part of his homage to his father, but he ran into legal, but mostly illegal, roadblocks to the privileges of ownership. His pursuit ended with a hilarious, but dangerous, night raid through barricades put up by squatters and co-opters. In telling his own story, he illuminates the values and lifestyle of the typical "redneck" that, while having some of the cliched cli·chéd also cliched adj. Having become stale or commonplace through overuse; hackneyed: "In the States, it might seem a little clichéd; in Paris, it seems fresh and original" characteristics we all know, has other attributes as well, including a love for the land, family and one's right to one's own property. Covington occasionally wanders away from his topic, as in the case of the story of his childhood venture into armadillo armadillo (är'mədĭl`ō), New World armored mammal of the order Edentata, a group that also includes the sloth and the anteater, characterized by peglike teeth without roots or enamel. sales, which he writes in a funny, self-mocking style, but even the diversions add to his brightly painted picture of life on the Redneck Riviera. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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