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Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African Americans in the South
Mike Selby - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African-Americans in the South.As the Civil Rights Movement exploded across the United States, the media of the time was able to show the rest of the world images of horrific racial violence. And while some of the bravest people of the 20th... |
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Booker T Washington - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn Up from Slavery, Washington recounts the story of his life - from slave to educator. The early sections deal with his upbringing as a slave and his efforts to get an education. Washington details his transition... |
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Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
David W Grua - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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On December 29, 1890, the U.S. Seventh Cavalry killed more than two hundred Lakota Ghost Dancers- including men, women, and children-at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. After the work of death ceased at Wounded Knee, the work of memory commenced. For the US Army and some whites, Wounded... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand
DK Travel - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback
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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! New Zealand is one of the most spectacular and least spoiled countries on the planet and DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Zealand guide does full justice to its astonishing volcanic landscape, wildlife reserves and fjord-like... |
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Tortillas, Tiswin, and T-Bones: A Food History of the Southwest
Gregory McNamee - University of New Mexico Press
Format: Paperback
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In this entertaining history, Gregory McNamee explores the many ethnic and cultural traditions that have contributed to the food of the Southwest. He traces the origins of the cuisine to the arrival of humans in the Americas, the work of the earliest farmers of Mesoamerica, and the most... |
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The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
Greg Grandin - Holt & Company, Henry
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Fordlandia, the story of a remarkable slave rebellion that illuminates America's struggle with slavery and freedom during the Age of Revolution and beyondOne morning in 1805, off a remote island in the South Pacific, Captain Amasa Delano, a New England seal... |
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Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter from San Francisco and her Cocktails
Duggan McDonnell - Chronicle Books,
Format: Print book
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter From San Francisco & Her Cocktails is a smart, delightful mix of barman's memoir and literary journalism, with layers of spirited history and liquid wisdom. A tender tale of love for delicious drink,... |
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