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Book Southland Writers  Vol  1

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  • Author : Mary Ida Raymond
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2018-02-11
  • ISBN : 9780656335541
  • Pages : 516 pages

Download or read book Southland Writers Vol 1 written by Mary Ida Raymond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Southland Writers, Vol. 1: Biographical and Critical Sketches of the Living Female Writers of the South Many of the ladies whose brief biographies are contained in this volume enjoy an enduring reputation, not confined to the country's limits; others are making a record which shall not be less endur ing; while others still, hardly beyond the Rubicon of literature, give a brilliant promise of their future capabilities. Many whose names should have been included in this galaxy have, alas! Been called from among the living. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Southland Writers

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  • Release : 1870
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Southland Writers written by and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Southland Writers  Vol  2 of 2

Download or read book Southland Writers Vol 2 of 2 written by Ida Raymond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Southland Writers, Vol. 2 of 2: Biographical and Critical Sketches of the Living Female Writers of the South, With Extracts From Their Writings T is the home of the beautiful, the home of the true, Where the jewels of thought that hallow the view, Are linked with flowers that bloom in the soul, Down deep where the waves of genius roll! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Vigilante  Southland

Download or read book Vigilante Southland written by Gary Phillips and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND is a hard-hitting tale of revenge and redemption from acclaimed crime novelist Gary Phillips (PEEPLAND) and artist Elena Casagrande (SUICIDE RISK) that puts an uncompromising, contemporary spin on the classic Marv Wolfman and George Pérez-created character. Donny thought he had it all. A cushy life in L.A. and a brilliant and beautiful girlfriend, Dorrie. While Donny just never seemed to have time for social causes, Dorrie dedicated her life to fighting societal and racial injustice…but crime and corruption have a way of fighting back. Now Dorrie’s dead…and Donny is left behind to take up the battle. It’s the last thing he ever expected, but the more he learns about the shadowy forces that killed the woman he loved, the more determined he is to find justice—by any means necessary. Conspiracies. Corporations. Assassins. Family secrets best left buried. The system can’t stop any of them from taking their bloody toll, but Donny can. All he needs is his fists, his smarts, a little training…and a mask. Because sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the law. He is the Vigilante. How far will he go to set the wrong things right? Collects VIGILANTE: SOUTHLAND issues #1-6, with the first publication of issues #4-6.

Book Vigilante  Southland  2016    1

Download or read book Vigilante Southland 2016 1 written by Gary Phillips and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donny was feeling pretty settled in his cushy life. Even though his girlfriend was politically active, he never gave social justice or racial issues any time. So, when Dorrie discovers something she shouldnÍt have and ends up dead, no one expects Donny to be the guy to carry on her work-but thatÍs exactly what he does, putting on a mask and taking to the streets. He soon finds himself tangled in family history, political conspiracy, and a plot that goes far deeper than he ever imagined. Set in the heart of Los Angeles, this new VIGILANTE series raises an old question while making it relevant to our times: when you witness bad things being done, how far would you go to set them right? Written by Gary Phillips, noted writer of the Ivan Monk series of novels, and drawn by Elena Casagrande (Suicide Risk), this hard-hitting tale of revenge and redemption takes the Vigilante into a whole new danger zone.

Book Women Writers and Journalists in the Nineteenth Century South

Download or read book Women Writers and Journalists in the Nineteenth Century South written by Jonathan Daniel Wells and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study to focus on white and black women journalists and writers both before and after the Civil War, this book offers fresh insight into Southern intellectual life, the fight for women's rights and gender ideology. Based on new research into Southern magazines and newspapers, this book seeks to shift scholarly attention away from novelists and toward the rich and diverse periodical culture of the South between 1820 and 1900. Magazines were of central importance to the literary culture of the South because the region lacked the publishing centers that could produce large numbers of books. As editors, contributors, correspondents and reporters in the nineteenth century, Southern women entered traditionally male bastions when they embarked on careers in journalism. In so doing, they opened the door to calls for greater political and social equality at the turn of the twentieth century.

Book Southland

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  • Author : Nina Revoyr
  • Publisher : Akashic Books
  • Release : 2003-04-01
  • ISBN : 1936070480
  • Pages : 356 pages

Download or read book Southland written by Nina Revoyr and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. —Winner of a 2004 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Award in Literature —Winner of the 2003 Lambda Literary Award —Nominated for an Edgar Award The plot line of Southland is the stuff of a James Ellroy or a Walter Mosley novel . . . But the climax fairly glows with the good-heartedness that Revoyr displays from the very first page. —Los Angeles Times Jackie Ishida’s grandfather had a store in Watts where four boys were killed during the riots in 1965, a mystery she attempts to solve. —New York Times Book Review, included in “Where Noir Lives in the City of Angels” Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. A young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. While trying to fulfill a request from his will, Jackie discovers that four black teenagers were killed in the store he ran during the Watts Riots of 1965—and that the murders were never solved or reported. Along with James Lanier, a cousin of one of the victims, she tries to piece together the story of the boys’ deaths. In the process, Jackie unearths the long-held secrets of her family’s history—and her own. Moving in and out of the past, from the shipping yards and internment camps of World War II; to the barley fields of the Crenshaw District in the 1930s; to the means streets of Watts in the 1960s; to the night spots and garment factories of the 1990s, Southland weaves a tale of Los Angeles in all of its faces and forms.

Book The Publishers  Trade List Annual

Download or read book The Publishers Trade List Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Booksellers Guide

Download or read book The American Booksellers Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Literary Gazette and Publishers  Circular

Download or read book American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Literary Gazette and Publishers  Circular

Download or read book American Literary Gazette and Publishers Circular written by Charles R. Rode and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The House of Percy

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  • Author : Bertram Wyatt-Brown
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1996-11-21
  • ISBN : 0198022301
  • Pages : 499 pages

Download or read book The House of Percy written by Bertram Wyatt-Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-11-21 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novels of Walker Percy--The Moviegoer, Lancelot, The Second Coming, and The Thanatos Syndrome to name a few--have left a permanent mark on twentieth-century Southern fiction; yet the history of the Percy family in America matches anything, perhaps, that he could have created. Two centuries of wealth, literary accomplishment, political leadership, depression, and sometimes suicide established a fascinating legacy that lies behind Walker Percy's acclaimed prose and profound insight into the human condition. In The House of Percy, Bertram Wyatt-Brown masterfully interprets the life of this gifted family, drawing out the twin themes of an inherited inclination to despondency and an abiding sense of honor. The Percy family roots in Mississippi and Louisiana go back to "Don Carlos" Percy, an eighteenth-century soldier of fortune who amassed a large estate but fell victim to mental disorder and suicide. Wyatt-Brown traces the Percys through the slaveholding heyday of antebellum Natchez, the ravages of the Civil War (which produced the heroic Colonel William Alexander Percy, the "Gray Eagle"), and a return to prominence in the Mississippi Delta after Reconstruction. In addition, the author recovers the tragic lives and literary achievements of several Percy-related women, including Sarah Dorsey, a popular post-Civil War novelist who horrified her relatives by befriending Jefferson Davis--a married man--and bequeathing to him her plantation home, Beauvoir, along with her entire fortune. Wyatt-Brown then chronicles the life of Senator LeRoy Percy, whose climactic re-election loss in 1911 to a racist demagogue deply stung the family pride, but inspired his bold defiance to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. The author goes on to tell the poignant story of poet and war hero Will Percy, the Senator's son. The weight of this family narrative found expression in Will Percy's memoirs, Lanterns on the Levee--and in the works of Walker Percy, who was reared in his cousin Will's Greenville home after the suicidal death of Walker's father and his mother's drowning. As the biography of a powerful dynasty, steeped in Sou8thern traditions and claims to kinship with English nobility, The House of Percy shows the interrelationship of legend, depression, and grand achievement. Written by a leading scholar of the South, it weaves together intensive research and thoughtful insights into a riveting, unforgettable story.

Book In Joy and in Sorrow

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  • Author : Carol Bleser
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1992-09-17
  • ISBN : 0190207698
  • Pages : 377 pages

Download or read book In Joy and in Sorrow written by Carol Bleser and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1992-09-17 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Joy and in Sorrow brings together some of the finest historians of the South in a sweeping exploration of the meaning of the family in this troubled region. In their vast canvas of the Victorian South, the authors explore the private lives of Senators, wealthy planters, and the belles of high society, along with the humblest slaves and sharecroppers, both white and black. Stretching from the height of the antebellum South's pride and power through the chaos of the Civil War and Reconstruction to the end of the century, these essays uncover hidden worlds of the Southern family, worlds of love and duty--and of incest, miscegenation, and insanity. Featuring an introduction by C. Vann Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Mary Chesnut's Civil War, and a foreword by Anne Firor Scott, author of The Southern Lady, this work presents an outstanding array of historians: Eugene Genovese, Catherine Clinton, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Carol Bleser, Drew Faust, James Roark, Michael Johnson, Brenda Stevenson, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Jacqueline Jones, Peter Bardaglio, and more. They probe the many facets of Southern domestic life, from the impact of the Civil War on a prominent Southern marriage to the struggles of postwar sharecropper families. One author turns the pages of nineteenth century cookbooks, exploring what they tell us about home life, housekeeping, and entertaining without slaves after the Civil War. Other essays portray the relationship between a Victorian father and his devoted son, as well as the private writings of a long-suffering Southern wife. In Joy and in Sorrow offers a fascinating look into the tangled reality of Southern life before, during, and after the Civil War. With this collection of essays, editor Carol Bleser provides a powerful new way of understanding this most self-consciously distinct region. In Joy and in Sorrow will appeal to everyone interested in marriage and the family, the problems of gender and slavery, as well as in the history of the South, old and new.

Book Live Your Own Life

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  • Author : Mary Bayard Clarke
  • Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9781570034732
  • Pages : 566 pages

Download or read book Live Your Own Life written by Mary Bayard Clarke and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters from family members reveal the depth of their anger, and Clarke's own words illustrate the difficulties of living as the spouse of a scalawag in the Reconstruction South."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Tr  bner s American and Oriental Literary Record

Download or read book Tr bner s American and Oriental Literary Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.

Book The Best Reading  Hints on the Selection of Books

Download or read book The Best Reading Hints on the Selection of Books written by Frederic Beecher Perkins and published by New York, G. P. Putnam's sons [c1877]. This book was released on 1877 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: