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James Lee Burke: A Literary Companion

Laurence W Mazzeno · McFarland
Pages: 283
Format: Paperback

James Lee Burke is best known for crime novels in which protagonists battle low-life thugs who commit violent crimes and corporate executives who exploit the powerless. He is best known for his Dave Robicheaux series, set in New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country. With characters...
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Louisiana Legacy: History of the Daigle and Schexnayder Families

EDWARD OSCAR DAIGLE · CYPRESS COVE PUBLISHING
Format: Paperback

In Louisiana Legacy, Mr. Daigle presents a scholarly yet lively, heart-warming and inspiring chronicle of two of the state's largest and best-known families, Daigle and Schexnayder. These two families have been prominent in Louisiana for nearly three centuries. They have thrived and survived...
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The Ancent World: Extraordinary People in Extraordinary Societies

Salem Press · Salem Pr
Pages: 2250
Format: Hardcover

This sweeping work covers world cultures from prehistory through the year 700 C.E. With in-depth analysis of civilizations, key figures, cities, cultures and daily life. Its three volumes stretch beyond the boundaries of the ancient world of Greece, Rome and Egypt, to include Egypt, China,...
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Critical Survey of World Literature, Third Edition: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access

Robert C Evans · Salem Pr Inc
Pages: 3000
Format: Hardcover

A companion to the award-winning Critical Survey of American Literature, this comprehensive, six-volume set profiles major authors of fiction, drama, poetry, and essays, each with sections on biography, general analysis, and analysis of the authors most important worksnovels, short stories,...
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