Lying off the southern Georgia coast, Cumberland Island has developed from a vacation retreat for Carnegies and other wealthy elites to a site of both historical and natural resource preservation unde
The hunt, like the church, courthouse, and family, played an integral role in southern society and culture during the antebellum era. Regardless of color or class, southern men hunted. Although hunter
Peterson (English, Yale University) explores the poetics and politics of the domestic memoir and other forms of life writing of the period, arguing that women's autobiography does not represent a sing
The fourth of four volumes covering the interval between Washington's retirement from the presidency and his death. This volume begins with the relaxation of tensions between France and the United Sta
Fowler (English, U. of Mississippi) uses a feminist psychoanalytic methodology to assess the symbolic meanings of race and gender in five of Faulkner's major works. Focusing on black and female chara
Written by a combination of established scholars and new critics in the field, the essays collected in Circuit of Apollo attest to the vital practice of commemorating women’s artistic and personal re
Written by a combination of established scholars and new critics in the field, the essays collected in Circuit of Apollo attest to the vital practice of commemorating women’s artistic and personal re
Jane Tompkins, a renowned literature professor and award-winning author, thought she knew what reading was until, struck by a debilitating illness, she finds herself reading day and night because it i
"By weaving in a single narrative the city's siting, geography, spatial qualities, culture, economy, society, and tragedy, it affords us an exceptional insight into the city as it is today, and remain
"By weaving in a single narrative the city's siting, geography, spatial qualities, culture, economy, society, and tragedy, it affords us an exceptional insight into the city as it is today, and remain
While Savannah's famous urban plan is rightly renowned in many studies of urban history, what brings streams of tourists and architects to the city, and daily engages residents with its fascinating hi
During the six months covered in this volume, Madison contended with the failed negotiations between Spain and the United States to settle disputed boundaries, and the failure to win French support; G
Thomas Hutchinson was the leading spokesman in colonial America for opposition to the Revolutionary movement. His logical and cogent prose as well as the stature he gained through his long and varied
This collection of nineteen essays on equality in the Civil War and Reconstruction periods showcases current scholarship in a variety of topics surrounding the causes of the war and the unfinished nat
This collection of ten essays on the early modern history of Virginia showcases the work of young historians and highlights new directions in research, challenging and building on the popular canon of
Covering a wide range of locations over more than a century, this collection of essays on green spaces and urban planning discusses the way in which historical relationships between cities and environ
McInnis (art, U. of Virginia) and Nelson (architectural history, U. of Virginia) present eight essays from a conference sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and the U. of Virginia on the role
The Afrikaners: Biography of A People, the first comprehensive history of the Afrikaner people based on—and critical of—the most recent scholarly work, draws on the author’s own research and interview
Shaping the American Landscape explores the lives and work of 149 professionals who quite literally shaped both the land itself and our ideas of what the American landscape means. Although the contrib
The twenty essays collected here explore the Virginia story throughout the Civil War era. Some contributors examine Robert E. Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religio
Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century theorists such as Freud, Durkheim, Weber, and Marx built their intellectual edifices on what they thought would be the remains or ruins of religion in the
In literature, painting and especially film, the interiors in which the characters dwell do more that set the stage; they say something about the needs and desires of those characters. Brown (English,
This is the 17th volume in a series which presents in documents and annotations the myriad military and political matters with which Washington dealt during the long Revolutionary War. It contains not
The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the highest and most dramatic mountains on earth. Worn down over time, these mountains still hold some of the most diverse climatic zones and singular ge
Literature is becoming modernity's functional religion, and the author with the power to sanctify human experience and redeem national life has assumed a sacred vocation. So the claim was made often d
The Society of Friends (or the Quakers) created a distinctive system for dream interpretation that played a significant role in the way they defined themselves and their relationship to each other and
In November 1998, eight recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize gathered for two days at the University of Virginia. Journalist and peace activist Cobban draws from both speeches and conversations to pres
Volume 7 of the series presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress, a period of intense activity for Washington and his administration. Between December 1790 and March 1
A study of accounts of foreign travel by women and the conditions that made them possible, focusing on writing by white, middle- and upper- middle-class American women. Encompasses the formal transfor
The fifth volume of James's collected letters (the editors project a total of 12) tracing his evolution into professional and personal maturity. James had an epistolary talent and the letters convey h
Volume 4 of the Presidential Series covers the fall and early winter of 1789-90 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration. Many documents deal with the difficulties Washington encoun
Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat is one of the most recognized writers today. Her debut novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was an Oprah Book Club selection, and works such as Krik? Krak! and Brot
Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat is one of the most recognized writers today. Her debut novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was an Oprah Book Club selection, and works such as Krik? Krak! and Brot
Guns had an enormous impact on the social, economic, cultural, and political lives of civilian men, women and children of all social strata in early modern England. In this study, Lois Schwoerer ident
The smoke-laden fog of London is one of the most vivid elements in English literature, richly suggestive and blurring boundaries between nature and society in compelling ways. InThe Sky of Our Manufac
The smoke-laden fog of London is one of the most vivid elements in English literature, richly suggestive and blurring boundaries between nature and society in compelling ways. InThe Sky of Our Manufac
Collects work by the Columbia Pike Documentary Project, a team of photographers and interviewers who have captured the evolving life of the people and places that make up this historic corridor in Arl
San Francisco is a city designed for artists and wanderers. From North Beach, to Chinatown, to the cold, rough surf of Ocean Beach, to Marin, both visitors and lifelong residents have endless opportun
Frank Lloyd Wright designed and realized over 500 buildings between 1886 and 1959 for a wide range of clients. In Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House, architect Steven M. Reiss presents the updat
Following a quote pronouncing that historical documents are both civilized and barbaric, this appropriately named account of man's need to record and display the past opens with a story of a murder-su
