United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Pfeiffer, Charlotte2002-07-11Encyclopedia article about Georgia author Bailey White. Bailey White first achieved popularity reading her local color essays on National Public Radio. Her distinctive, gravelly voice and her gift for portraying eccentric people and unusual situations with a gently self-deprecating wit won her a national following. White has published two essay collections (Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Sleeping at the Starlite Hotel) and one novel (Quite a Year for Plums), and her work has appeared as well in numerous periodicals. Her oral and written stories evoke a vivid picture of life in south Georgia.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Authors, American--Georgia--ThomasvilleWomen authors, American--Georgia--ThomasvilleEssayists--Georgia--ThomasvilleRadio journalists--Georgia--ThomasvilleTeachers--Georgia--ThomasvilleWomen teachers--Georgia--ThomasvilleElementary school teachers--Georgia--ThomasvilleWhite, BaileyBailey White (b. 1950)Text