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Where the River Runs Deep: The Story of a Mississippi River Pilot (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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By Land, by Sea: Stories (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
These stories deal with the clash between old and new values, with ties to the land and the lure of the sea, with the struggle to maintain relationships- between parents and children, husbands and wives, community and individual.
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Renato Beluche: Smuggler, Privateer, and Patriot, 1780-1860 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In tracing the course of Renato Beluche's chameleonlike career, this biography by Jane Lucas De Grummond gives us a panoramic view of the complex affairs of the Caribbean during one of the most volatile periods in its history.
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Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker Story (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The most significant factor in the career of Aaron “T-Bone” Walker was his ability to bridge the worlds of blues and jazz. Stormy Monday is the first biography of... Læs mere
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William Faulkner: The Abstract and the Actual (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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The Art of Walker Percy: Stratagems for Being (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Writing from a conviction of the centrality and worth of Walker Percy's work, as well as from the idea that fresh criticism is of value not only to readers but to living authors as well, the essayists in this collection present diverse approaches to understanding his art.
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Theodore Roethke's Far Fields: The Evolution of His Poetry (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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The Spirit of Vengeance: Nativisim and Louisiana Justice, 1921-1924 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines the case of six men of Italian descent who were charged with the murder of a businessman in 1921 in Independence, Louisiana, and ultimately hanged.
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The Literary Career of Charles W. Chesnutt (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Yankee Dutchman: The Life of Franz Sigel (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This biography offers a portrait of the enigmatic leader Franz Sigel. It shows him to be a disciplined, self-sacrificing idealist who sparked pride among his fellow emigres, aroused controversy among Americans, and perhaps enjoyed more admiration than other Civil War figures.
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Six Years of Hell: Harpers Ferry During the Civil War (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Most written accounts of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, during the Civil War era begin and end with John Brown's raid in 1859 and his subsequent hanging.... Læs mere
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To Bind Up the Wounds: Catholic Sister Nurses in the U.S. Civil War (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The contributions of more than 600 Catholic nuns to the care of Confederate and Union sick and wounded made a critical impact upon... Læs mere
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