As a child, Ben Jones grew up in a railroad shack with no electricity or indoor plumbing, on the "colored" side of the tracks, in a freight yard by the busy docks of Portsmouth, Virginia. An unabashed Southern "redneck" from a "likker drinkin', hell-raisin'" family, he spent a lot of days dreaming about where the tracks out of town might take him. That he would go on to become a beloved television icon on "TheDukes of Hazzard "and a firebrand two-termcongressman is a story that no one could have ever seen coming...least of all ol'Cooter himself.
Written with naked honesty and wry humor, "Redneck Boy in the Promised Land "is one good ol'boy's remarkable tale of falling flat
on his face, picking himself up, and finding his way to the American dream.
"Growing up in Georgia, Cooter was one of my heroes....Who would have thought that one day Iwould actually come to know Ben Jones and, in knowing him, find that he remains one of my heroes. You'll understand why when you read this book."
--Jeff Foxworthy, author of "Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary
"""Redneck Boy in the Promised Land "is gutsy, funny, and goodhearted. And definitely reader-friendly."
--Russell Banks, author of "The Reserve
""This modern-day Will Rogers writes with a mix of humor, pathos, and passion in a rip-roarin' book with a down-home flavor."
--"Publishers Weekly"