October 1976 Issue

Features

Bass Fishing in America
Forget Jimmy Carter—this is what the New South’s all about.


It’s All Downhill From Here
In the world of skiing, one man’s mountain is another man’s molehill.

Whoever Said It Was a Grand Old Party
Elephants never forget, but Texas Reaganites wish they could.
Columns
Film
Accept No Substitutions
Nobody does a Hitchcock film like Hitchcock. Unfortunately, somebody else tried.
A Horse Is Not a Home
Why would any woman risk life and limb on the rodeo circuit? Hint: it’s not for the money.
Pall in the Family
Domestic bliss has seen better days than it sees in Shelby Hearon’s new novel.