Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia (Anniversary)

Author/Contributor(s):	Covington, Dennis
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Date:	08/01/2009
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

On assignment in Alabama to cover a murder trial, New York Times journalist Dennis Covington discovered the bizarre, mysterious, ultimately irresistible world of holiness snake handling. As he explored the lives and beliefs of the poor, white Southerners who practice this strange form of religion, he gradually began to explore his own soul. A National Book Award nominee. of photos.