In this new collection of poetry, Sidney Wade includes poems written in many forms that touch on a variety of subjects, all informed by a singular voice and an intensely vibrant language. The volume i
When Alexander Garden, a Scottish minister of the Church of England, arrived in South Carolina in 1720, he found a colony smoldering from the devastation of the Yamasee War and still suffering from ec
Since his dramatic appearance on the southern literary stage with his debut novel, One Foot in Eden, Ron Rash has continued a prolific outpouring of award-winning poetry and fiction. His status as a r
Brimming with new perspectives and cutting-edge research, the essays collected in The Torrid Zone explore colonization and cultural interaction in the Caribbean from the late 1600s to the early 1800s-
Charleston is one of the most intriguing of American cities, a unique combination of quaint streets, historic architecture, picturesque gardens, and age-old tradition, embroidered with a vivid cultura
Marti J. Steussy provides a critical approach to the man who receives more attention from the Old Testament's writers than any other human character. This volume explores the Hebrew Bible's three majo
Gardening Notes for South Carolina offers is a handbook for beginners and intermediate gardeners and includes expert guidance on planting and maintaining gardens in the unique conditions present in So
Spikes (English, Arkansas State U.) presents an introduction to American literary criticism of the last 35 years for students and interested lay readers. He analyzes the principal claims of such think
Martin Amis is one of Britain's most highly acclaimed and controversial contemporary authors. Drawing upon personal interviews, reviews, and criticism, Diedrick analyzes the ways in which Amis's ficti
The reissue of The South Carolina Rice Plantation as Revealed in the Papers of Robert F. W. Allston makes available for a new generation of readers a firsthand look at one of South Carolina's most inf
In a revision of his doctoral dissertation for Northwestern University, Schiappa (communication studies U. of Minnesota-Minneapolis) defends a reconstruction of fifth-century BC Protagoras' contributi
Updated with a discussion of recent scholarship, Understanding Carson McCullers provides a balanced introductory study of the Georgia-born novelist's major fiction and the reasons for her extraordinar
The Stono Rebellion of 1739 ranks as South Carolina's largest slave insurrection and one of the bloodiest uprisings in American history. This volume presents a variety of primary documents dealing wit
A project adviser to the California New Deal Legacy Project, Leighninger (sociology, Arizona State U.) explains that the active building period of most New Deal Public works was about six years, yet i
Maroon communities were small, secret encampments formed by runaway slaves, typically in isolated and defensible sections of wilderness. The phenomenon began as runaway slaves, unable to escape to saf
