From the publisher’s description:
With characteristic tongue-in-cheek wit, Reed tackles the questions, Just what is "the South" today? Where is it? Why are Southerners so devoted to it? Instructional maps include "Where Kudzu Grows" and "States Mentioned in Country Music Lyrics."
Reed, John Shelton (NHC Fellow, 1983–84). My Tears Spoiled My Aim and Other Reflections on Southern Culture. Harvest Book. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1993. ISBN 9780826208866.