Louisiana State University Press Forlag
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The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This collection of poems claims as subjects the life of the spirit, the vicissitudes of love and the African-American experience since slavery and arranges them as pebbles marking our common journey toward a "monstrous love / that wants to make the world right."
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The Indians' New South: Cultural Change in the Colonial Southeast (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This study depicts a range of transformations in southeastern Indian cultures as a result of contact, and often conflict, with Europeans... Læs mere
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South of Freedom (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Originally published in 1952 and long out of print, South of Freedom is a first-rate account of what it was like to live as a second-class citizen, to experience the segregation,... Læs mere
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Motherhood in the Old South: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Rearing (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Explores the childbearing and -rearing responsibilities that consumed, often literally, the lives of women in the Old South. Sally... Læs mere
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Slavery, the Civil Law, and the Supreme Court of Louisiana (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In what may be the most impressive research to date of state supreme court records, this study analyses the evolution of Louisiana's slave laws... Læs mere
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Pharaoh, Pharaoh: Poems (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Written by the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pharaoh, Pharaohis a meditation on time, memory, inheritance, and the irony of loss, loss of one's land, of one's past, of love itself.
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Alive Together: New and Selected Poems (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In a collection that represents over thirty-five years of her writing life, this distinguished poet explores a wide range of subjects, which include her cultural and family history and reflect her fascination with music and the discoveries offered by language.
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George Washington: A Biography (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In this highly acclaimed and enduring biography, John Alden traces the interwoven histories of George Washington and the nation he helped to create, defend, and guide... Læs mere
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A Rebel's Recollections (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Originally published in 1875, George Cary Eggleston's memoir, which proved immensely popular among readers throughout the country, is a nostalgic, often amusing collection of essays based on the author's Civil War experiences.
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The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P. Long (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This biography of Huey P. Long captures the atmosphere of public life in the Pelican State. It analyzes Long's control of Louisiana and his role in national politics.
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Brother to Dragons: A Tale in Verse and Voices (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Told in the distinct voices of characters long dead and now gathered at an unspecified place and time, this poem recalls events leading to and resulting from the 1811 murder of a young slave by Thomas Jefferson's nephew.
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The New South, 1945-1980: The Story of the South's Modernization (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This work returns the South's civil rights revolution of 1954-1965 to its historical context. It anchors the racial crises within other... Læs mere
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