I smell a rat.
A super liberal is attacked by a super liberal . . . Gee. This wouldn't be a way to 1)make your conservative state appear backwards and 2) sell a ton of your own really bad books. http://braveulysses.com/
Except that Edgerton isn't a super liberal. He's best known as the foremost promoter of the black confederate claims and is a die-hard Lost Cause supporter.