Book Review: “O.N. Pruitt’s Possum Town: Photographing Trouble and Resilience in the American South”

“O.N. Pruitt’s Possum Town,” presents a panorama of Southern life captured by Mississippi photographer Pruitt (1891-1967), and adds thoughtful essays about the lives and places pictured. Published by the University of North Carolina Press, this book is 272 pages of both history and stunning photography.