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""Das presents a history of Branson that recognizes its importance as a site for performing arts. She asserts that Branson’s performance scene has missed its due in national media attention, scholarly study and respect."" * St. Louis on the Air * “Das peels back the layers of the Branson entertainment scene to reveal a complexity that most of us, regardless of political persuasion, would not expect to encounter. Timely and personal, yet scholarly and balanced, Faith, Family, and Flag is essential reading for understanding the Branson phenomenon and the nation’s love-hate relationship with it.” -- Brooks Blevins, author of 'A History of the Ozarks' “Branson has always been derided as a place where entertainers past their peak go to die, but Das shows that this strange nexus of can-do capitalism and left-field showbiz is deeply rooted in the American psyche. Full of forgotten characters straight from Mark Twain, Faith, Family, and Flag is an entertaining and informative dive into a rare pocket of America where people with contradicting values and biographies learn to live together. This book reveals a fascinating world of hustlers, country singers, preachers, Mormons, hillbilly comedians, marketers, and even one US president, who collectively prove Branson is ultimately about one of America’s greatest traits: reinvention.” -- Mark Guarino, author of 'Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival'

“Das peels back the layers of the Branson entertainment scene to reveal a complexity that most of us, regardless of political persuasion, would not expect to encounter. Timely and personal, yet scholarly and balanced, Faith, Family, and Flag is essential reading for understanding the Branson phenomenon and the nation’s love-hate relationship with it.” -- Brooks Blevins, author of 'A History of the Ozarks' “Branson has always been derided as a place where entertainers past their peak go to die, but Das shows that this strange nexus of can-do capitalism and left-field showbiz is deeply rooted in the American psyche. Full of forgotten characters straight from Mark Twain, Faith, Family, and Flag is an entertaining and informative dive into a rare pocket of America where people with contradicting values and biographies learn to live together. This book reveals a fascinating world of hustlers, country singers, preachers, Mormons, hillbilly comedians, marketers, and even one US president, who collectively prove Branson is ultimately about one of America’s greatest traits: reinvention.” -- Mark Guarino, author of 'Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival'

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Joanna Dee Das is associate professor of performing arts at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of the award-winning book Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora.

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