New, positive review from the Journal of Southern History for I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music:
Numerous insights make I'd Fight the World an indispensable contribution to the study of American country music and politics. In particular, La Chapelle makes a compelling assertion that country music campaigning marked an early manifestation of the twentieth century's celebrity-style politics, which scholars have typically connected to Hollywood. Continue reading