Hannah Cowley (1743–1809) was a very successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cow
Arguably, no event since the American Revolution has had a greater impact on US history than the Civil War. This devastating and formative conflict occupies a permanent place in the nation's psyche an
A History of African Americans and the Civil War provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americans—both slave and free—from the decade leading up to the Civil Wa
Discusses how Abraham Lincoln handled the slavery issue during the Civil War, including influences from his fellow Republican party members as well as the violent racism that gripped much of the count
“Truly impressive. Travels uncharted terrain, moving deftly through a vast scholarship in two languages. The research is sound, the prose crisp and accessible, and the subject unquestionably important
A sharp-edged and revealing account of the transforming struggle for southern independence and the inherent contradictions that undermined that effort.
Escott (history, Wake Forest U.) uses newspapers, magazines, books, Army records and government documents from the Civil War era to examine attitudes about "the future of African-Americans after the e
This official guide chronicles the story of the birthplace of country music as told by the people who were there. Escott presents the official inside history of the home of country music, offering fa
Woman to Woman: Female Negotiations During the Long Eighteenth Century is a cross-disciplinary collection of essays drawing on hitherto unexplored archival material, showing how collaboration enabled
