A work of remarkable scope and depth of learning. [Dorman’s] principal contribution is wise, imaginative, and often revelatory readings of published texts.–Journal of Southern History

[Dorman] skillfully recreates–and acutely analyzes–the fascinating story of one of American political and cultural history’s forgotten but most appealing alternatives.–Journal of American History

Dorman has provided a useful and insightful synthesizing study of the major versions, actors, streams, and manifestations of regionalism in the interwar period.–American Historical Review

An innovative, insightful, and important study that should long serve as a beacon for others to follow.–Environmental History

Regionalism surely stands among the most influential cultural movements in twentieth-century America, yet to date it has received surprisingly little attention. With his extensive research, thoughtful insights, and artful prose, Robert Dorman has provided us with a truly first-rate study that should represent the definitive word on American regionalism for years to come.–Daniel J. Singal, author of The War Within: From Victorian to Modernist Thought in the South, 1919-1945