The Tennessee legislature has voted to make the Bible the official state book. It joins, among other totems, the .50-caliber sniper gun as the state’s official rifle.

Come on readers. Before the legislature gets there first: Nominees for an official state book. 

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It would take true grit to pass up the Bible.

The backward depictions of the state in “A Slow Train Through Arkansaw” (1905) wouldn’t be a popular choice, however much a few legislators might live up (down?) to the old reputation

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