The Kaintucks
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The Kaintucks
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Author : Dodge Tyler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Kaintucks written by Dodge Tyler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
New Orleans
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Author : T. R. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-03-02
New Orleans written by T. R. Johnson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-02 with History categories.
A comprehensive literary history of New Orleans, one of the most storied cities in the world.
The Scourges Of Heaven
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Author : David Dick
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
The Scourges Of Heaven written by David Dick 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 2021-12-14 with Fiction categories.
A historical novel of prejudice and plague, The Scourges of Heaven sweeps gracefully, joyfully, painfully across centuries and generations. Through Cynthia Anne Ferguson, orphaned aboard a vessel carrying immigrants, hopes, dreams, and cholera from the Old World to the New, David Dick paints a world where the causes of disease are little understood, where faith is not always a comfort, where human questioning often goes unanswered, and where unexpected death is frequently attributed to the wrath of an angry God. Cynthia's story unfolds in the midst of the first of four great cholera epidemics to sweep America in the mid-nineteenth century, and her journey through life, from New Orleans up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and across the Bluegrass to Lexington, parallels the track followed by the deadly scourge. More powerfully told than any factual, statistical, or scientific account could ever manage, yet based upon historical events, this tale of disease, ignorance, and narrow-mindedness is supported by a central theme of hope that ultimately brings redemption.
Homo Redneckus
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Author : William Matthew McCarter
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Homo Redneckus written by William Matthew McCarter and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Philosophy categories.
Homo Redneckus is a critical reflection on the cultural experience of being a different type of "other" in America -- specifically, a redneck, white-trash, hillbilly cracker. An academic treatise and a good story at the same time, the book traces the plight of those who are "Not Qwhite" through history, popular culture, and personal experience.
Texas
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Author : James A. Michener
language : en
Publisher: Dial Press
Release Date : 2014-01-21
Texas written by James A. Michener and has been published by Dial Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-21 with Fiction categories.
Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters, emotional and political alliances are made and broken, as the loyalties established over the course of each turbulent age inevitably collapse under the weight of wealth and industry. With Michener as our guide, Texas is a tale of patriotism and statesmanship, growth and development, violence and betrayal—a stunning achievement by a literary master. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Texas “Fascinating.”—Time “A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, frontier and settlement, money and power . . . [James A. Michener] manages to make history vivid.”—The Boston Globe “A sweeping panorama . . . [Michener] grapples earnestly with the Texas character in a way that Texas’s own writers often don’t.”—The Washington Post Book World “Vast, sprawling, and eclectic in population and geography, the state has just the sort of larger-than-life history that lends itself to Mr. Michener’s taste for multigenerational epics.”—The New York Times
America By Motorcycle
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Author : Gary
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2010
America By Motorcycle written by Gary and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Transportation categories.
Hop on and take a ride through some of America's greatest treasures, and share the adventures of the road. Travel through Yosemite, Yellowstone, Olympic, Badlands, and Glacier. Meet the wonderful Americans along the way. Share the experiences of an average man, living an average life, that likes to step outside the comfort zone to make life interesting. Share his personal battles through the type of issues that many of us have in common.
New Orleans Rum
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Author : Mikko Macchione
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-01
New Orleans Rum written by Mikko Macchione and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-01 with History categories.
Mix yourself a Hurricane and see New Orleans through a glass of rum. Like a drunken Mardi Gras parade, the history of New Orleans lurches from electrifying highs to heart-rending lows. Through it all, good drink was a constant - especially rum. The victory at the Battle of New Orleans was sealed with a barrel of rum, and a half-hearted implementation of Prohibition a century later certainly didn't dampen the city's spirits. From priests making tafia to modern delights like Old New Orleans and Bayou, rum has always been an integral part of the funky, sultry, crazy story of the Crescent City. Longtime historian and writer Mikko Macchione presents a witty and informative history of the city and its love affair with the sweetest of liquors.
Wingwalkers
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Author : Taylor Brown
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2022-04-19
Wingwalkers written by Taylor Brown and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with Fiction categories.
A former WWI ace pilot and his wingwalker wife barnstorm across Depression-era America, performing acts of aerial daring. “They were over Georgia somewhere, another nameless hamlet whose dusty streets lay flocked and trembling with the pink handbills they’d rained from the sky that morning, the ones that announced the coming of DELLA THE DARING DEVILETTE, who would DEFY THE HEAVENS, shining like a DAYTIME STAR, a WING-WALKING WONDER borne upon the wings of CAPTAIN ZENO MARIGOLD, a DOUBLE ACE of the GREAT WAR, who had ELEVEN AERIAL VICTORIES over the TRENCHES OF FRANCE.” Wingwalkers is one-part epic adventure, one-part love story, and, as is the signature for critically-acclaimed author Taylor Brown, one large part American history. The novel braids the adventures of Della and Zeno Marigold, a vagabond couple that funds their journey to the west coast in the middle of the Great Depression by performing death-defying aerial stunts from town to town, together with the life of the author (and thwarted fighter pilot) William Faulkner, whom the couple ultimately inspires during a dramatic air show—with unexpected consequences for all. Brown has taken a tantalizing tidbit from Faulkner’s real life—an evening's chance encounter with two daredevils in New Orleans—and set it aloft in this fabulous novel. With scintillating prose and an action-packed plot, he has captured the true essence of a bygone era and shed a new light on the heart and motivations of one of America's greatest authors.
It Happened On The Mississippi River
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Author : James A. Crutchfield
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008-10-14
It Happened On The Mississippi River written by James A. Crutchfield and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-14 with History categories.
Not just the purview of Mark Twain and his characters, the Mighty Mississippi offers a fascinating look at America. Thirty stories from the history of the Mississippi River will captivate you as you travel from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.
Hidden History Of Natchez
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Author : Josh Foreman
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-19
Hidden History Of Natchez written by Josh Foreman and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-19 with History categories.
Since prehistory, the bluffs of Natchez have called to the bold, the cruel and the quietly determined. The diverse opportunists who heeded that call have left behind more than three hundred years of colorful and tragic stories. The Natchez Indians, who inhabited the bluffs at the time of European contact, made a calculated but ultimately catastrophic decision to massacre the French who had settled nearby. William Johnson, a Black man who occupied a tenuous position between two worlds, found wealth and status in antebellum Natchez. In the wake of Union occupation, thousands of the formerly enslaved became the city's protective garrison. Join authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman and rediscover the people who toiled and bled to make Natchez one of the most unique and interesting cities in America.