Lauren Rhoades with photos by Tema Stauffer, Author at Salvation South

FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

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Lauren Rhoades with photos by Tema Stauffer

Tema Stauffer’s Sense of Place

This award-winning Tennessee-based photographer captures the real and imagined places from the greatest Southern fiction.

By Lauren Rhoades with photos by Tema Stauffer /

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FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

Lauren Rhoades with photos by Tema Stauffer

Tema Stauffer’s Sense of Place

By Lauren Rhoades with photos by Tema Stauffer /

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FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

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Tema Stauffer’s Sense of Place

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FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.