Although recognised today as one of the genuine pioneers of black literature in this century, Claude McKay (1890-1948) died penniless... Læs mere
“Halleck originates nothing, anticipates nothing, to assist others; takes no responsibility, plans nothing, suggests nothing, is good for nothing.” Gideon Welles's harsh... Læs mere
More than a century after Appomattox, the Civil War and the idea of the “Lost Cause” remain at the center of the southern mind. God and... Læs mere
First published in 1955 to wide acclaim, T. Harry Williams' P. G. T. Beauregard is universally regarded as “the first authoritative portrait of the Confederacy's always dramatic, often perplexing” general (Chicago Tribune).
Discusses the nature and effectiveness of the Confederacy's high command, the men who composed it, the decisions they made, and the influences that shaped... Læs mere
If religious poetry may be thought of as a great river fed, in the English language, by two main streams, the devotional tradition, leading in recent times to Anne Sexton and John... Læs mere
John Hope Franklin, one of the US's foremost historians, collects twenty-seven of his most influential shorter writings. The essays are presented thematically... Læs mere
First published in 1961, A New History of Spanish Literature has been a much-used resource for generations of students. The book has now been completely revised and updated to include extensive discussion of Spanish literature of the past thirty years.
Examines slavery in the antebellum South's newest state and reveals how significant slavery was to the history of Texas. The “peculiar... Læs mere