In the "Cotton South" before World War II, every task, from plowing to cultivating to harvesting the crop, was done by hand. These labor-intensive practices, coupled with too many farmers?both tenants
This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer
Set in an Iraqi village during the Iran-Iraq war, Scattered Crumbs critiques a totalitarian dictatorship through the stories of an impoverished peasant family. A father, a fierce supporter of Saddam H
The Vietnam era's tensions?between tradition and new possibilities, black and white, young and old, male and female?were played out on the field of professional and organized sports. SportsWars shows
He studied with the likes of Archibald MacLeish and I.A. Richards. He was befriended by an archeologist and his wife, the latter turning out to be Agatha Christie. In some ways he led a charmed life,
Written as a "reclamation" of a long-ignored substratum of our society, Ambiguous Lives is more than the story of one family--it is a well-researched and fascinating profile of America, its race and g
The First Well is an engaging autobiographical account of Jabra's boyhood in Bethlehem, where he was born in 1920, and later in Jerusalem, where he moved as a teenager with his parents. Here is a chro
Adopted by the State of Arkansas for 2008 Once again, the State of Arkansas has adopted An Arkansas History for Young People as an official textbook for middle-level and/or junior-high-school Arkansas
Johnson (history, Southern Arkansas U.) examines the vigorous anti-alcohol spirit of Arkansas from colonial times to the present debates about private club licenses. Contrary to some perceptions of Ar
Having edited a three-volume collection of his arias, duets, and scenes from operas, Soll (U. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) now offers a commentary on the work and work processes of Harlem Renaissance comp
Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, this book tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America (MTA), a famous black fraternal organization that was founded by two former slaves in Li
Don Kurz is a walking encylopedia of knowledge of wild things in Arkansas, with a special passion for wildflowers. He is also a great nature photographer-his photos not only illustrate, they are works
In this, the first Nubian novel ever translated, Idris Ali paints in vibrant detail the story of cultures and hearts divided, of lost lands, impossible dreams, and abandoned lives.
Divided Power is a collection of eight original essays written for the Fulbright Institute of International Relations that focuses on timely yet unanswerable questions about the relationship between t
Contains some 50 selections, including memoirs, reviews, essays, and assessments of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet's by friends, critics, and fellow poets. The retrospections and essays focus atten
Guidance for students applying for national scholarships Nationally competitive scholarship programs attract thousands of applicants every year for a relatively small number of awards. Providing infor
Anderson (political science, Eastern Illinois U.) examines the ideological foundations of three civil rights groups--the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Student Non
A native of Ireland, John O'Brien heeded his adopted state's call and cast his lot with the Confederacy. Shortly after his enlistment he served in the Army of Tennessee. The diary begins prior to the
In this newly researched and synthesized history of the Cherokees, Hoig traces the displacement of the tribe and the Trail of Tears, the great trauma of the Civil War, the destruction of tribal autono
Until recently, this localized violence was largely ignored, scholars focusing instead on large-scale operations of the war--the decisions and actions of generals and presidents. But as Daniel Sutherl
