Shares the memories of black domestic workers and the white families they served, uncovering the often intimate relationships... Læs mere
The existing scholarship on Robert E. Lee is so voluminous, complex, and contradictory that it is difficult to penetrate the inner Lee and appreciate... Læs mere
Historians have traditionally presented Andrew Jackson as a man who struggled to overcome the obstacles of his backwoods upbringing and helped create a more democratic America.... Læs mere
Delivers a dazzling analysis of the craft of this influential writer. Robert Paul Lamb scrutinizes a selection of Hemingway's exemplary stories to illuminate the author's methods of construction and to show how craft criticism complements and enhances cultural literary studies.
Presents the history of the twentieth-century American novel as a continuous narrative dialogue between... Læs mere
Bobby Rogers's second collection, Social History, listens hard to the voices of American characters and celebrates the gestures of ordinary life. The long lines of his narrative... Læs mere
Brings together work that reflects the interweaving of history, memory, and the indelible bonds between living and dead that has marked the output of Louisiana Poet Laureate... Læs mere
Draws on her experiences as a mother struggling to strike a balance between protecting her daughter from the world's perils and dazzling her with its many wonders. The... Læs mere
Widely praised by critics and hailed by audiences, the award-winning plays in John Biguenet's The Rising Water Trilogy examine the emotional toll of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
The insightful and provocative stories in Tom Paine's collection spring from a series of seismic events that rocked the post-millennium world. News headlines... Læs mere
Drawing from a career of almost fifty years, Daniel Mark Epstein's collection of new and selected poems forms a lyrical autobiography of its author as a poet and... Læs mere
Often overlooked in historic studies of New Orleans, the city's Hispanic and Latino populations have contributed... Læs mere