“Life and Language in the US South”

“The American South is a unique region, influenced by its rich history and warm climate, and its culture and language reflect this. Life in the South moves more slowly, as does its dialects, with the well-known drawl and colorful sayings.”

Dr. Lee A. Farrow is Chair of the Department of History and World Cultures, Distinguished Research Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor at Auburn University at Montgomery, in Montgomery, Alabama. She grew up in Louisiana and received her PhD from Tulane University. Her area of expertise is Russian History, with a focus on the history of Russian-American Relations. She is the author of The Catacazy Affair and the Uneasy Path of Russian-American Relations (2021), Seward’s Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase (2017), and Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke’s Tour, 1871-72 (2014).