The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men
In 1867 conservative estimates put the number of buffaloes in the trans-Missouri region at fifteen million. By the end of the 1880s, that figure had … Read more
Native American Studies
An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania
None At a time in U.S. history when negative stereotypes and prejudices toward the Germans in Pennsylvania abounded, Benjamin Rush&’s account sought to redeem their … Read more
The Mystery to a Solution: Poe, Borges, and the Analytic Detective Story
In The Mystery to a Solution, John Irwin brilliantly examines the deeper significance of the analytical detective genre which Poe created and the meaning of … Read more
Twentieth-Century Crime Fiction: Gender, Sexuality and the Body
Twentieth-Century Crime Fiction is an illuminating and challenging critical study of this ever popular genre. In the book Gill Plain uses contemporary theories of gender … Read more
The Patriot Parson of Lexington, Massachusetts: Reverend Jonas Clarke and the American Revolution
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere arrived at the parsonage of Reverend Jonas Clarke to deliver a warning to its occupants, including … Read more
Captured by the Indians: 15 Firsthand accounts, 1750-1870
None Among the pioneering men and women who pushed westward across America in search of new lands and new lives, a certain number lived through … Read more
The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives
None The wife of a minister in a small frontier town west of Boston, Mary Rowlandson was forced to leave her house in the late … Read more
Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
None A captivating portrait of Lorraine Hansberry’s life, art, and political activism–one of O Magazine‘s best books of April 2021 "Hits the mark as a … Read more
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School
Xat’sull Chief Bev Sellars spent her childhood in a church-run residential school whose aim it was to “civilize” Native children through Christian teachings, forced separation … Read more
Alien Nation: Chinese Migration in the Americas from the Coolie Era through World War II
None In this sweeping work, Elliott Young traces the pivotal century of Chinese migration to the Americas, beginning with the 1840s at the start of … Read more
Race, Power, and Political Emergence in Memphis
Race, Power, and Political Emergence in Memphis examines black political behavior and empowerment strategies in the city of Memphis. Each chapter of the text focuses … Read more