"These new essays examine the many ways that issues of gender and sexuality intersect with other identities and practices. The aim of these... Læs mere
Explores the history of the first Randolph Macon College, and how it intertwined with the Boydton,... Læs mere
Before the American Civil War, men and women who imagined a multiracial American society included Protestant... Læs mere
Original publication and copyright date: 1988.
With America's 1941 entry into World War II and the movement of Japanese forces into the southern Pacific, a number of US troops were... Læs mere
Identifies reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, and a centralized... Læs mere
Of Shakespeare's sonnets we know and appreciate many details. By contrast, we know very little of their subjects and motives. This book aims to delineate the customs and beliefs that shaped the sonnets, Shakespeare's life, and his world, and considers them in that context.
A biography of Isabel Orleans-Braganza, daughter of the last emperor of Brazil. It tells her story against the historic background of... Læs mere