This biography explores the life and works of William Ellery Leonard, a poet of the early twentieth century who has largely fallen from public and academic awareness. His life was marked by heartache, loss and reward, and was plagued by an extreme phobia of locomotives.
This is the firsthand account of a United States Marine during the American Civil War. Beside the average routine of shipboard life, Gregg... Læs mere
Suburban Erasure explains how racial inequality adapted in the twentieth century in order to shape American society today. It celebrates the voices of unheralded civil rights leaders, while clearly explaining how suburbs reflect earlier patterns of segregation.
The is the first and only collection of the writings and speeches of James E. Shepard, founder and president of the first State-supported liberal arts college for African Americans in the United States.
The history of Western philosophy and science is marked by numerous moments when a major development has emerged from... Læs mere
The book is about the history of Turkish Jews and Turkish-Jewish relations in the last half century in the Republic of Turkey.