Walt Haskins’ Field Guides

The Hidden South

48 true stories from the back roads of the American South, with a map to every place.

The Hidden South: a thick large-print book with Walt Haskins on the cover
$19.99

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Walt Haskins sitting on the steps of an old farmhouse in the evening sun

A note from the author

“The history I love is out on the ground.”

I never could sit still in stuffy libraries. I learned history where it happened: at digs, at ancient burial grounds, at the old places themselves, and from the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the people who were there.

With this book I’ll take you down the same back roads I walked. You’ll stand where it happened and hear the stories as the families kept them, and for a while you’ll be back in those places and those times.

— Walt

What you get

  • 469large-print pages
  • 270+photographs and pictures
  • 48site maps, one to every place, with how to get there
  • 17.5 ptlarge, clear type (most books use 10 to 12)
  • 4 × 12four parts of the South, twelve stories each
  • Any screentablet, phone or computer, or print it at home

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Inside the book

Stories told as scenes, from an ancient trading town on the Arkansas River to a poet’s goat farm in the Blue Ridge.

Eastern Oklahoma · South Texas · North Alabama · Western North Carolina

An open copy of the book: the South Texas part opener, a relief map of Texas beside the part’s introduction
Each part opens with its own map
An open copy of the book: a full-page photograph of Painted Bluff beside a page of large, clear text
Big pictures and large, clear print

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Questions

30-day money-back guarantee. Read it. Try a story on the grandchildren. If the book isn’t for you, email us within 30 days of your purchase and we’ll refund your money. No forms, no hard feelings.

Is this a paper book?

No. The Hidden South is an e-book: a PDF file you download right after you pay. You can read it on a tablet, phone or computer, and print any pages you like.

What can I read it on?

Any iPad or other tablet, iPhone or Android phone, Mac or Windows computer. A tablet or a computer shows the large print best, and you can zoom in even more. Kindle e-ink readers can open it too, but the pages look small there.

How do I get it after I pay?

Right after checkout you’ll see a download button, and you’ll also get an email with your download link. The file is about 25 MB, so Wi-Fi is best. If the email doesn’t arrive within a few minutes, check your spam folder or write to us.

Can I print it?

Yes. The pages are US Letter size, so they print on ordinary paper at home or at a print shop. The “Visit today” pages are handy to print and take along on a trip.

Is it really large print?

Yes. The text is set at 17.5 points with wide spacing (most books use 10 to 12), in dark, clear type. On a tablet you can make it bigger still.

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