Rick Bragg's Final Book 'Bronco Boys' Chronicles Family and Southern Storytelling
Rick Bragg, a 67-year-old journalist with a Pulitzer Prize under his belt, is currently penning "Bronco Boys," which could be his thirteenth and last book. This story revolves around a red 1986 Ford Bronco he bought in 1993 while working at the St. Petersburg Times. Over thirty years and 300,000 miles, the vehicle was a shared treasure among Bragg and his brothers, Sam and Mark. His first memoir, "All Over but the Shoutin'" from 1997, helped kickstart a wave of memoirs alongside writers like Mary Karr and Frank McCourt. After leaving The New York Times in 2003 due to a scandal, Bragg now lives in Calhoun County, Alabama, where he teaches and cares for his 89-year-old mother, Margaret. "Bronco Boys" will explore family, resilience, and alcoholism, with Bragg noting that the truck always managed to start again, no matter what.
Key facts
- Rick Bragg is writing his thirteenth and likely final book, titled "Bronco Boys."
- The book centers on a 1986 Ford Bronco he bought in 1993 while at the St. Petersburg Times.
- The truck was shared among Bragg and his brothers Sam and Mark over thirty years and 300,000 miles.
- Bragg won a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1996.
- He resigned from The New York Times in May 2003 after a scandal over a story about Florida oystermen that relied on a stringer.
- His 1997 memoir "All Over but the Shoutin'" was published by Random House and helped fuel a memoir boom.
- Bragg, 67, lives in Calhoun County, Alabama, and teaches magazine writing at the University of Alabama.
- His mother, Margaret, 89, survived colon cancer and congestive heart failure; his brothers Sam and Mark died of cancer.
Entities
Artists
- Rick Bragg
- Margaret Bragg
- Charles Bragg
- Mark Bragg
- Sam Bragg
- Charles McNair
- David Firestone
- Dink NeSmith
- Janisse Ray
- Pat Conroy
- Charles Frazier
- Howell Raines
- Michael Oreskes
- David Gonzalez
- Joe Sexton
- Max Frankel
- Claude Sitton
- John Herbers
- Amie Parnes
- Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
- Adam Nagourney
- Jayson Blair
- David Halberstam
- Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.
- Jessica Lynch
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- J. D. Vance
- Gay Talese
- Anna Quindlen
- Dan Barry
- Richard Bickel
- Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
- Truman Capote
- Ricky Ricardo
Institutions
- The New York Times
- St. Petersburg Times
- Los Angeles Times
- Random House
- Knopf
- University of Alabama
- Jacksonville State
- Southern Living
- Pulitzer Prize
- Holman prison
- University of Southern Mississippi
Locations
- Calhoun County
- Alabama
- Birmingham
- Possum Trot
- Anniston
- Tuscaloosa
- Newnan
- Georgia
- Apalachicola
- Florida
- Miami
- New York City
- Hattiesburg
- Mississippi
- Charlotte
- North Carolina
- Daytona 500
- Reads Mill
- Ohatchee Creek