First published in 1934, this collection of tales was recorded and edited by Thelma Adamson (1901-1983), a student of Franz Boas and one of the first women to conduct... Læs mere
The stories are keenly observant, darkly humorous, and absurdly fatalistic.
The words of Abraham Lincoln have been immortalized in speeches and enshrined in policies and practices, and none of those words, spoken or written, has gone unnoticed or wanted for a... Læs mere
For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called ""ships of the line"" dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in... Læs mere
Fort Leavenworth, where Roger J. Spiller taught the US army's finest for twenty-five years, is indeed a ""school of war"". There, among military professionals, Spiller honed his... Læs mere
Employing the ideas of critics such as Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and Jacques Rancière, Neil Campbell examines the haunted inheritance of the Western in contemporary US... Læs mere
Examines the shifting literary and narrative construction of liberal selfhood in California in the late nineteenth... Læs mere
Challenges readers to consider the subtle ironies at the heart of Native American culture and oral traditions, such as creation and trickster... Læs mere
Rebuilding her life in a different town, the taciturn Elsie finds modest comfort among the white people who employ and befriend her. This book weaves the story of a ravaged woman into... Læs mere
Little Britches becomes the man in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he... Læs mere
Lost! Space adventurer Carson Napier made a grievous miscalculation and became stranded on dangerous, mist-shrouded Venus. But Napier refused to quit. He won the love of the beautiful... Læs mere
Stranded on Amtor after his spaceship crashes, astronaut Carson Napier is swept into a world where revolution is ripe. This is the inaugural volume of the last science fiction series... Læs mere