Nation within a Nation features cutting-edge work by lead scholars in the fields of history, political science, and human geography, who examine the causes—realand perceived—for the South''s perpetual state of rebellion, which remains oneof its most defining characteristics.
In a series of essays, Runyon, reflects on the frank, often outrageous opinions of his ';old man,' who knows a thing or two about just about everythingand even if he doesn't, he'll tell you anyway.
A collection of photographs documenting a diverse array of lifestyles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Pennsylvania and New York by amateur photographer Henry K.
The three New Jersey beach resorts known collectively as The Wildwoods have recently been the subject of widespread notice for their unique concentration of mid-century commercial architecture.
Back by popular demand, a supernatural detective story revealing the true account of a house haunted by ghosts lingering after a nineteenth century murder.
The Music Issue enhanced eBook include all the tracks on our special CD and:The tell-all letter from a teenage girl who kissedand kissedElvis PresleyHow corruption and greed made the Jacksonville music sceneGretchen Wilson, country musics Redneck WomanThe invaluable social spaces of African American record storesBobby Rush, bluesman-plusWhere Opryland resides in hearts, minds, and soulsBackstage with the Avett Brothers, Doc Watson, Tift Merritt, Southern Culture on the Skids, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Johnny Cash, and more great artists.
At dawn on September 22, 1711, more than 500 Tuscarora, Core, Neuse, Pamlico, Weetock, Machapunga, and Bear River Indian warriors swept down on the unsuspecting European settlers living along the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers of North Carolina.
For many years, movie audiences have carried on a love affair with the American West, believing Westerns are escapist entertainment of the best kind, harkening back to the days of the frontier.
Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty--whether by hanging, firing squad, electrocution, or lethal injection--has persisted as one of the most controversial ethical and practical issues of American jurisprudence.
Miners, loggers, railroad men, and others flooded into the American West after the discovery of gold in 1848, and entertainers seeking to fill the demand for distraction from the workers' daily toil soon followed.
This illustrated filmography analyzes the plots and players of the more than forty motion pictures about the legendary Missouri outlaw Jesse James (1847-1882), from the silent era to the 21st century.
The Texas Ranger law enforcement agency features so prominently in Texan and Wild West folklore that its accomplishments have been featured in everything from pulp novels to popular television.
Among the many upheavals in North America caused by the French and Indian War was a commonplace practice that affected the lives of thousands of men, women, and children: being taken captive by rival forces.
Among the many upheavals in North America caused by the French and Indian War was a commonplace practice that affected the lives of thousands of men, women, and children: being taken captive by rival forces.
