JOE BAGEANT has been writing for magazines and newspapers since the 1970s and his online column (www.joebageant.com) has made him a cult hero . He recently returned to live in his Virginia hometown. Deer Hunting With Jesus (2008) was his first book.

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The spokesman for redneck America is back - and this time it's personal.

About the Author

Born in Virginia, JOE BAGEANT served in the US Navy during the Vietnam era and then lived in communes and hippie school buses in and around Boulder, Colorado. In 1971, he began writing about countercultural figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and Hunter S. Thompson. More recently, his online column (www.joebageant.com) made him a cult hero. Deer Hunting With Jesus (2008) was his first book. Joe died in March 2011, aged 64.