Reviews for CrossRoads: A Southern Culture Annual 2004

The average rating for CrossRoads: A Southern Culture Annual 2004 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-18 00:00:00 Mary Pigott List of Illustrations Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text --Dashing Diamond Dick; or, The Tigers of Tombstone, by W. B. Lawson --Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship; or, Wild Adventures in Peru, by "Noname" --Frank Merriwell's Finish; or, Blue Against Crimson, by the author of 'Frank Merriwell' --The Liberty Boys of '76; or, Fighting for Freedom, by Harry Moore --Dr. Quartz II, at Bay; or, A Man of Iron Nerve, edited by the author of 'Nick Carter' Notes

Review # 2 was written on 2007-08-03 00:00:00 Mireille Akilian I read this aloud to my husband. We got through 2 of the 4 stories. They are wonderfully horrible and hackneyed in a way that you just don't see nowadays. One story was about an inventor who invents a flying machine that is a cross between a blimp and an airplane. (The story was written pre-Wright Bros). He sets out to explore South America with various characters, including two servants who serve as the comedy relief: one with an Irish accent and one with a southern African-American accent--both accents stereotyped imaginings--so politically incorrect for today that one can only laugh. One line from this story that my husband and I repeat to each other because it makes us laugh: a stranger at the front door hands the hero his business card and says, "As you can see, I am a detective!" The book also contains a lovely introduction on the history of dime novels.