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The powerful story of how one man and a university emerge from the repressive traditions of the South

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 22, 2022

Bama: A Mom-Noir, Joe JoHo Hornsby chronicles his long and compelling relationship with the University of Alabama from both sides of the lectern.

Key Points: 
  • Bama: A Mom-Noir, Joe JoHo Hornsby chronicles his long and compelling relationship with the University of Alabama from both sides of the lectern.
  • As a student, he enjoyed the full Bama experience from the social, academic, and athletic sides, including Greek life and the Universitys rich football history.
  • The stories I tell form a sort of emotional convulsion of my life in Tuscaloosa for 45-plus years, Dr. Hornsby says.
  • He received his PhD from the University of Toronto where he wrote a dissertation on Chaucer and Medieval Law.