Rowdy Tales From Early Alabama
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Rowdy Tales From Early Alabama
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Author : John Gorman Barr
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 1989-06-30
Rowdy Tales From Early Alabama written by John Gorman Barr and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-06-30 with Fiction categories.
Stories of life in Tuscaloosa and Alabama before the Civil War.
Tales Of Old Blount County Alabama
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Author : Robin Sterling
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-08-19
Tales Of Old Blount County Alabama written by Robin Sterling and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-19 with History categories.
Many of the people and events in Blount County history are well documented. Others, not so much. This book of essays is an attempt to revisit some of the well known events of our county's past, add a little more background, and present our history from a Blount County point of view. In addition to illuminating some familiar topics, this book attempts to bring to light people and events who played significant roles in the development of Blount, but were somehow overlooked or skimmed over by the primary reference books-people and events which were the topic of conversation among our ancestors but over time, have been forgotten. These fun to read tales will promote a greater understanding of the history of Blount County.
The Humor Of The Old South
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Author : M. Thomas Inge
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-10-21
The Humor Of The Old South written by M. Thomas Inge and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Humor categories.
The humor of the Old South—tales, almanac entries, turf reports, historical sketches, gentlemen's essays on outdoor sports, profiles of local characters—flourished between 1830 and 1860. The genre's popularity and influence can be traced in the works of major southern writers such as William Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Harry Crews, as well as in contemporary popular culture focusing on the rural South. This collection of essays includes some of the past twenty five years' best writing on the subject, as well as ten new works bringing fresh insights and original approaches to the subject. A number of the essays focus on well known humorists such as Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, Johnson Jones Hooper, William Tappan Thompson, and George Washington Harris, all of whom have long been recognized as key figures in Southwestern humor. Other chapters examine the origins of this early humor, in particular selected poems of William Henry Timrod and Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which anticipate the subject matter, character types, structural elements, and motifs that would become part of the Southwestern tradition. Renditions of "Sleepy Hollow" were later echoed in sketches by William Tappan Thompson, Joseph Beckman Cobb, Orlando Benedict Mayer, Francis James Robinson, and William Gilmore Simms. Several essays also explore antebellum southern humor in the context of race and gender. This literary legacy left an indelible mark on the works of later writers such as Mark Twain and William Faulkner, whose works in a comic vein reflect affinities and connections to the rich lode of materials initially popularized by the Southwestern humorists.
Searching For Freedom After The Civil War
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Author : G. Ward Hubbs
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2015-05-15
Searching For Freedom After The Civil War written by G. Ward Hubbs and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with History categories.
Examines the life stories and perspectives about freedom in relation to the figures depicted in an infamous Reconstruction-era political cartoon
Fetching The Old Southwest
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Author : James H. Justus
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2004
Fetching The Old Southwest written by James H. Justus and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Cooking categories.
"For more than a quarter-century, despite the admirable excavations that have unearthed such humorists as John Gorman Barr and Marcus Lafayette, the most significant of the humorists from the Old Southwest have remained the same: Crockett, Longstreet, Thompson, Baldwin, Thorpe, Hooper, Robb, Harris, and Lewis. Forming a kind of shadow canon in American literature that led to Mark Twain's early work, from 1834 to 1867 these authors produced a body of writing that continues to reward attentive readers." "James H. Justus's Fetching the Old Southwest examines this writing in the context of other discourses contemporaneous with it: travel books, local histories, memoirs, and sports manuals, as well as unpublished private forms such as personal correspondence, daybooks, and journals. Like most writing, humor is a product of its place and time, and the works studied herein are no exception. The antebellum humorists provide an important look into the social and economic conditions that were prevalent in the southern "new country," a place that would, in time, become the Deep South." "While previous books about Old Southwest humor have focused on individual authors, Justus has produced the first critical study to encompass all of the humor from this time period. Teachers and students of literary history will appreciate the incredible range of documentation, both primary and secondary."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Bibb County Alabama
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Author : Rhoda C. Ellison
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 1999-02-17
Bibb County Alabama written by Rhoda C. Ellison and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-17 with History categories.
Annotation. The history of Bibb County between 1818 and 1918 is in many ways representative of the experience of central Alabama during that period. Bibb County shares physical characteristics with the areas both to its north and to its south. In its northern section is a mineral district and in its southern valleys fertile farming country; therefore, its citizens have sometimes allied themselves with the hill counties and sometimes with their Black Belt neighbors.
Clearing The Thickets
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Author : Herbert James Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Release Date : 2013-03-02
Clearing The Thickets written by Herbert James Lewis and has been published by Quid Pro Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An accessible and interesting survey of the rise of the state of Alabama from frontier society to the Civil War.
Short Story Index
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Short Story Index written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Short stories categories.
All Clever Men Who Make Their Way
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Author : Michael O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2008-05-01
All Clever Men Who Make Their Way written by Michael O'Brien and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-01 with History categories.
From the pages of forgotten journals and literary magazines Michael O'Brien assembles fourteen pieces that effectively challenge the long-prevailing notion that the mind of the Old South was superficial, unintellectual, and obsessed with race and slavery. In this book are discourses on subjects ranging from English empirical thought to neoclassical aesthetics, from the enfranchisement of women to transcendental theology, from the works of Hawthorne and Emerson to the social system of Virginia.
Tuscaloosa
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Author : G. Ward Hubbs
language : en
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Release Date : 2019
Tuscaloosa written by G. Ward Hubbs and has been published by University Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
A lavishly illustrated history of this distinctive city's origins as a settlement on the banks of the Black Warrior River to its development into a thriving nexus of higher education, sports, and culture In both its subject and its approach, Tuscaloosa: 200 Years in the Making is an account unlike any other of a city unlike any other--storied, inimitable, and thriving. G. Ward Hubbs has written a lively and enlightening bicentennial history of Tuscaloosa that is by turns enthralling, dramatic, disturbing, and uplifting. Far from a traditional chronicle listing one event after another, the narrative focuses instead on six key turning points that dramatically altered the fabric of the city over the past two centuries. The selection of this frontier village as the state capital gave rise to a building boom, some extraordinary architecture, and the founding of The University of Alabama. The state's secession in 1861 brought on a devastating war and the burning of the university by Union cavalry; decades of social adjustments followed, ultimately leading to legalized racial segregation. Meanwhile, town boosters set out to lure various industries, but with varying success. The decision to adopt new inventions, ranging from electricity to telephones to automobiles, revolutionized the daily lives of Tuscaloosans in only a few short decades. Beginning with radio, and followed by the Second World War and television, the formerly isolated townspeople discovered an entirely different world that would culminate in Mercedes-Benz building its first overseas production plant nearby. At the same time, the world would watch as Tuscaloosa became the center of some pivotal moments in the civil rights movement--and great moments in college football as well. An impressive amount of research is collected in this accessibly written history of the city and its evolution. Tuscaloosa is a versatile history that will be of interest to a general readership, for scholars to use as a starting point for further research, and for city and county school students to better understand their home locale.