Drawing on letters, journals, and memoirs, this accessible, descriptive narrative for general readers and students chronicles the role of Tennessee in the Mexican-American War, looking in particul
The author uses Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy as a starting point to draw connections among contemporary southern novels that treat the theme of the lost child and lostnesss: Fred Chappell's I Am One of
In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of th
After the death of his paddling companion, a German shepherd–labrador retriever mix named Jasper, Kim Trevathan began a series of solitary upstream kayaking quests in search of what he calls “liminal
“Daniel Cross Turner has made a key contribution to the critical study and appreciation of the diverse field of contemporary Southern poetics. “Southern Crossings” crosses a gulf in contemporary poe
A mid-level Confederate official and lawyer in secessionist North Carolina, David Schenck (1835–1902) penned extensive diaries that have long been a wellspring of information for historians. In the
One of nineteenth-century America’s most controversial military figures, Gideon Johnson Pillow gained notoriety early in the Civil War for turning an apparent Confederate victory at Fort Donelson in
Located near Cumberland Gap in the rugged hills of East Tennessee, Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) was founded in 1897 to help disadvantaged Appalachian youth and reward the descendents of Union loy
Drawing on the latest research on the atomic bomb and its history, thecontributors to this provocative collection of eighteen essays set out toanswer two key questions: First, how did the atomic bomb,
Building Power examines the ways in which concerns about surveillance informed the design and organization of important building types in the United States between the mid-nineteenth century and World
Phillis Wheatley's Poetics of Liberation is a groundbreaking scholarly study of one of America_s most important and most controversial writers.? Wheatley (1753-1784) was the first African American to
The Napkin Manuscripts is a collection of twenty-two engaging prose pieces written over the past several decades by Michael McFee – poet, essayist, editor, and teacher. Taken together, they constitute
Looking beyond the Highway is an examination of road history and roadside attractions specific to the South. Focused in part on numerous aspects of thematerial culture landscape of the Dixie Highway,
Jook Right On: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers is what author and compiler Barry Lee Pearson calls a “blues quilt.” These blues stories, collected by Pearson for thirty years, are told in the blu
Originally published in 1892, Loss of the Sultana and Reminiscences of Survivors is a collection of first-hand accounts by those who lived to tell the story of perhaps the worst maritime disaster in U
In Racial Myths and Masculinity in African American Literature, Jeffrey B. Leak identifies some of the long-held myths and stereotypes that persist in the work of black writers from the nineteenth cen
American writer and world traveler Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894) was author of more than fifty short stories, four novels, a novella, and numerous poems and travel essays. During her lifetime
Burton (emeritus, English, East Tennessee State U.) has produced documentaries and written books about the serpent handling practices of certain Christian sects. Here he investigates the case of Holin
Wishbone: Reference and Interpretation in Black Folk Narrative follows African American folklore to its roots in African sources, bringing together a selection of narratives from both Africa and the U
Baer (sociology and anthropology, U. of Arkansas) and Singer (research director, Hispanic Health Council in Hartford, Connecticut) present a broad overview of the structure of an array of African Amer
For five decades, Michael Frome has crisscrossed America in the cause of conservation. Writer, teacher, advocate, and activist, Frome is a captivating speaker who has inspired young and old in many se
Two years after Sam Venable became the outdoor editor for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, he began receiving photographs of fish marked with only a phone number and the mysterious words “top-water Hubbar
Jack Santino's analysis encompasses everything from movies to romance novels, from television shows to comic books. One especially fascinating feature of this study is its examination of the packaged-
A scholarly collection of the fairy tales and fantasy stories of Louisa May Alcott. A critical introduction examines the works and places them in the context of American fantasy.
This accessible narrative for students and scholars charts the development of the American political system after the Revolutionary War through the end of Andrew Jackson’s administration and the gr
This study investigates the relationship between Christianity and African American literary history. Discussion ranges from well-known writers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Zora Neale Hurston, to
Russell, a retired architectural historian, traces the life and career of American architect William Strickland (1788-1854), detailing his production during the first half of the 19th century. He
