". . . From this time on, the influence of the photograph on painting becomes a factor, particularly in some portraiture . . . Toward the end of the 19th century, photography, painting, and p
The true tale behind the tragic poem is revealed.On September 5, 1755, the British declared that all Acadians were to be expelled from their homeland of Nova Scotia. The Acadians were forcibly removed
"They were great days. [This] book brings them back to life." -Kansas City Times "Floyd Clay has written perceptively of LeBlanc." -Associated Press He was the most extraordinary politician, businessm
Louisiana has a vibrant French history, one that has been kept alive through language, tradition, and literature. Carefully studied in this scholarly commentary are the efforts of the French-speaking
Seventy-five years after the English colonize Jamestown, an Indian queen, focusing on the native American perspective, tells the children of the Pamunkey tribe about the lore, legends, and history of
A biography of the late, worldrenowned gospel singer, tracing the directions, losses, and achievements of her career and of her private and public lives
Beginning with his experiences as a young boy learning the trade of trapping and hunting, the author chronicles his escapades throughout an untamed America, including trapping bear and deer in norther
