A scientific milestone, this comprehensive illustrated guide to the characteristics, distribution, and ecology of freshwater fishes in South Carolina marks the first such endeavor since 1860 to docume
In Shur?t Legends, Ib??? Identities, Adam Gaiser explores the origins and early development of Islamic notions of martyrdom and of martyrdom literature. He examines the catalogs or lists of martyrs (m
South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras is an anthology of the most enduring and important scholarly articles about the Civil War and Reconstruction era published in the peer-reviewed
South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras is an anthology of the most enduring and important scholarly articles about the Civil War and Reconstruction era published in the peer-reviewed
A descendant of the Heyward family, Hollis convinced her relatives to donate a considerable number of family papers to the existing Heyward collection in the University of South Carolina's library, an
In this perceptive study of the literary career of Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), Alice Griffin and Geraldine Thorsten provide a balanced, in-depth examination of Hellman's major works. In the thirties,
In a collection of essays as provocative as the region that inspired them, leading historians and literary critics offer a combined effort to define Southern identity at the end of the twentieth centu
Winning and Losing in the Civil War collects fifteen of the most influential short writings by accomplished Civil War historian Albert Castel, each presented with his trademark wit, style, and analyti
Though Sufi's often revere women saints who lived long ago, says Pemberton (religion and women's studies, George Washington U.), they are not so enthusiastic or so forthcoming about living and practic
"Well researched and cogently written, [these essays] map Robert M. Calhoon's quest to understand the American Loyalists...[and] illuminate the rich diversity of thought, motivation, and practice pres
"The nineteenth century was the great age of letter writing, and there is no better guide to how life was lived by the people of that time than their letters. This is eminently true of William Porcher
Understanding Tony Kushner surveys the acclaimed writings of the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Angels in America and coauthor of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the film Munich
The authors (retired professors of history and the humanities from Danville Area Community College) provide a portrait of the emergence of the women of Danville, Illinois into the public sphere during
Writing the Future of Black America explores the work of eight representative African American writers of the hip-hop generation to assess their common themes and offer insights into contemporary rac
A 23-year old US Army officer, Stone (1842-97) was sent to South Carolina to work in an agency of the Reconstruction effort at the end of the Civil War. His account of what he saw and accomplished the
A journalist in Illinois, Kienast (1912-2007) was introduced to the nautical diaries of Coolidge (1783-1872) by his granddaughter, but plans to publish a transcript in book form were delayed for six d
In 620 BCE, Greeks believed that things happened because the gods willed them, argues Johnstone (rhetoric, Pennsylvania State U.), but by about 322 BCE, they believed (understood, he puts it) that thi
