On the pages of this book one hundred gallant men from the American South come to life. Through both picture and story we meet everyone from Sam Houston, a man who rose from the depths of personal tragedy to achieve greatness, to John James Audubon, who endured years of poverty until his genius was finally recognized in the stately mansions of London and Paris.In Sons of the South Clayton Rand probes the hearts and minds of these valiant Americans and by so doing adds new meaning to our nation's history with this roll call of honor in which every Southern state from Maryland to Oklahoma is represented.