Alice Morgan Person (1840-1913) fell into hardship after the Civil War but... Læs mere
Offers a wide-ranging examination of great books written, in whole or in part, while their authors were in prison... Læs mere
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, the production of Gothic plays brought into sharp focus the social turmoil of the critical period between 1794 and... Læs mere
In 1861, Colonel Grenville Dodge organized the Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry... Læs mere
Horror novelist Peter Straub creates highly personalized fiction with an allusiveness and ambiguity that deny the genre's explicit nature. Drawing on interviews with... Læs mere
Frame narratives-stories within stories-are featured in nearly every canonical Gothic novel. Sometimes dismissed as a... Læs mere
Helps in designing and creating visual statements for library spaces. Beginning with a variety of suggestions for drawing inspiration, this book offers advice... Læs mere
The development of children's toys from early America to the present time and the shifting opinions of them expressed by parents and the mass media throughout this time are the main subjects of this book.
Before they acquired Babe Ruth or won a single championship, the New York Yankees (nee Highlanders) were a team that... Læs mere
The story of the Revolutionary War in the Northern colonies is well known but the war that raged across... Læs mere
From ancient Greece, to early America, and out to the edge of space, Great Zombies in History tells the secret history of the undead. See how Samurai, Vikings, Spartans and even... Læs mere
John Carpenter's Halloween, released in 1978, marked the beginning of the horror film's most colourful, controversial, and successful... Læs mere