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American Women Writers Of The 19th Century - A Literary Companion

by Hanrahan Heidi M. Hanrahan

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 The nineteenth century was a period of prolific literary production from women writers, including figures such as Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Jacobs, and Zitkala-Ša, who played pivotal roles in American literary history. Despite facing societal forces aimed at silencing them, women writers found ways to assert their voices and contribute to the intellectual and political debates of the era. Their works contribute to conversations on a wide range of topics, including art, gender, social reform, slavery, abolition, economic and social inequality, national expansion, Native American dispossession, and the changing identity of the nation. Both retrospective and forward-looking, their written works found diverse audiences of men, women and children. This book functions as a comprehensive guide to understanding the breadth of nineteenth-century women''s writing, exploring not only the writers and their texts but also the literary periods, genres, and key cultural, historical, and social movements that shaped their works. By examining these authors'' impact on American literary traditions and their role in cultural discourse, it highlights the lasting relevance of their work in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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British Children'S Literature Of The 19th Century - A Companion

by Fleming Patrick C. Fleming

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 Many beloved classics of children''s literature, including Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit, were written at the end of the nineteenth century, an era known as the "Golden Age" of children''s literature. Notable figures like William Godwin, Harriet Martineau, Christina Rossetti, and Charles Dickens contributed to children''s literature while juvenile periodicals first appeared to young readers during this time. This is the first comprehensive reference work about the Golden Age of children''s literature and the emergence of juvenile literature as a major publishing phenomenon. Alphabetical entries include foundational figures like Sarah Trimmer, Maria Edgeworth, and Mary Martha Sherwood, who helped establish the market for children''s literature. New genres for the time like the moral tale, religious fiction, children''s poetry, school stories, and prolific authors like Hesba Stretton, L. T. Meade, and G. A. Henty are also included.
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James Fenimore Cooper - A Companion

by Signe O. Wegener

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 This literary companion is a useful resource covering the major themes, characters, settings and more found in James Fenimore Cooperâ€™s works. It includes an overview of his fiction; a brief biography; a chronological list of his major publications; and topics for discussion, research, and study.
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James Fenimore Cooper - A Companion

by Wegener Signe O. Wegener

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 This literary companion is a useful resource covering the major themes, characters, settings and more found in James Fenimore Cooperâ€™s works. It includes an overview of his fiction; a brief biography; a chronological list of his major publications; and topics for discussion, research, and study.
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Victorian Nonfiction Prose - A Companion

by Rees Kathy Rees

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 Critical approaches to Victorian prose have long focused on a few canonical writers. Recent scholarship has recognised a wide diversity of practitioners, forms and modes of dissemination. Presented in accessible A-Z format, this literary companion reinstates nonfiction as a principal vehicle of knowledge and debate in Victorian Britain.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson - A Companion

by Clark Prentiss Clark

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 In his 1837 speech â€˜The American Scholarâ€™, Ralph Waldo Emerson noted ""life is our dictionary,"" encapsulating a life and body of work that reached well beyond the American nineteenth century. This comprehensive study explores Emerson as a preacher, poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist and editor.
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Walt Whitman - A Companion

by Schwiebert John E. Schwiebert

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 Walt Whitman over many years created various editions of Leaves of Grass. The first A to Z Whitman reference to incorporate 21st Century scholarship, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to his major poems and prose and to the people, places and topics that were central to his life.
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Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals, 1916-2022

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 Catalogues commercially produced recordings of Negro spirituals composed for solo concert vocalists. More than 5,000 tracks are listed, with entries sourced from a variety of recording formats. The featured recordings enhance the study of concert spiritual performance in studio, concert, worship service or competition settings.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson - A Companion

by Prentiss Clark

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 In his 1837 speech â€˜The American Scholarâ€™, Ralph Waldo Emerson noted ""life is our dictionary,"" encapsulating a life and body of work that reached well beyond the American nineteenth century. This comprehensive study explores Emerson as a preacher, poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist and editor.
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Primal Roots Of Horror Cinema - Evolutionary Psychology And Narratives Of Fear

by Carrol L. Fry

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 Evolutionary criticism tells us much about our tastes in the arts. But an understanding of how primal narratives influence our response to films or novels that enact them also leads us to a new understanding of human nature and how the adaptive strategies of our ancestors can create dysfunction in a modern setting.
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Famous Animals In History And Popular Culture

by Ann C. Paietta e Jean Kauppila

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 Presents hundreds of well-researched accounts of the fascinating animals that have played vital roles throughout history. The stories detail the unexpected contributions of our animal companions in settings of war, space travel, stage and screen.
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A U.S. Army Medical Base In World War I France - Life And Care At Bazoilles Hospital Center, 1918-1919

by Peter Wever

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 During World War I over 63,000 American soldiers received treatment for wounds or disease at the US Army Bazoilles Hospital Center. This book describes daily life and medical care at the hospital providing the reader with a vivid picture of what conditions were like for both patients and medical personnel.
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Emily Dickinson - A Companion

by Beebe Ann Beebe

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 The public is familiar with the Emily Dickinson stereotype - an eccentric spinster in a white dress flitting about her fatherâ€™s house, hiding from all visitors. But these associations are limited and misguided and should be dismantled. This work aims to remove some of the distorted myths about Dickinson in order to clear a path to her poetry.
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You Sound Just Likeâ€¦ - Behind The Scenes With 40 Musical Tribute Artists

by Sheree Homer

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 Unique among the various types of impersonation entertainers, a tribute artist concentrates on only a few of a famous singerâ€™s notable characteristics in order to effectively evoke that performer through song. This book explores the elements of tribute performance through case studies of performers who pay homage to legendary singers.
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Victorian Nonfiction Prose - A Companion

by Kathy Rees

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 Critical approaches to Victorian prose have long focused on a few canonical writers. Recent scholarship has recognised a wide diversity of practitioners, forms and modes of dissemination. Presented in accessible A-Z format, this literary companion reinstates nonfiction as a principal vehicle of knowledge and debate in Victorian Britain.
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The Gijon International Chess Tournaments, 1944-1965 - A History With Biographies And 213 Games

by Luis Mendez Castedo e Pedro Mendez Castedo

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 Focusing on the recovery of chess in Spain and Europe after World War II, this book traces the development of the International Chess Tournaments in GijÃ³n from 1944 to 1965. The author covers the decline of world champion Alekhine and the rise of Arturo Pomar, along with the great chess of Euwe, Rossolimo, Prins, Medina, and others.
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Walt Whitman - A Companion

by John E. Schwiebert

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 Walt Whitman over many years created various editions of Leaves of Grass. The first A to Z Whitman reference to incorporate 21st Century scholarship, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to his major poems and prose and to the people, places and topics that were central to his life.
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Emily Dickinson - A Companion

by Ann Beebe

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 The public is familiar with the Emily Dickinson stereotype - an eccentric spinster in a white dress flitting about her fatherâ€™s house, hiding from all visitors. But these associations are limited and misguided and should be dismantled. This work aims to remove some of the distorted myths about Dickinson in order to clear a path to her poetry.
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Herman Melville - A Companion

by Corey Evan Thompson

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 An informative and thorough companion to Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography of Melville and detailed information on Melville's works, on the important themes, and on the significant people and places in his life. The appendices include suggestions for further reading of both literary and cultural criticism.
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Stephen A. Douglas, Western Man - The Early Years In Congress, 1844-1850

by Reg Ankrom

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 Congressman Stephen A. Douglas won passage of all eight bills and President Millard Fillmore signed the Compromise of 1850, Douglas' greatest legislative achievement. This book chronicles how his popular sovereignty doctrine moved the issue of slavery out of Congress on into the ballot box.
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Interpreting And Responding To Classroom Behaviors - A Guide For Early Childhood Educators

by Les Paul Gallo-Silver, Michael O. Weiner e Tal D. Lucas

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 Focusing on communication, this book discusses practical ways to apply child developmental theories to help address common classroom situations, problems, and worries. It identifies new frameworks and rationales; describes the unique aspects of these children's communication; and offers an easy-to-use language for successful intervention.
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Thomas Hardy - A Companion To The Novels

by Ronald D. Morrison

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 For scholars, students, and the general reader alike, this companion helps to makes Thomas Hardy's novels accessible to contemporary readers by providing a detailed biography of Hardy, plot summaries of each novel, and analyses of the critical contexts surrounding Hardy's writing.
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Alfred Tennyson - A Companion

by Laurence W. Mazzeno

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 This companion makes Alfred Tennyson's poetry accessible to contemporary readers by identifying some of the formal elements of the poems, highlighting their relevance to Tennyson's Victorian contemporaries, and explaining their enduring appeal and value.
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Vietnam In My Rearview - Memoir Of A 1st Cavalry Combat Soldier, 1966-1967

by Dennis D., Sr. Blessing

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 In this heartfelt memoir, Dennis Blessing, Sr shares his experiences as a grunt in the First Cavalry Division in 1966 and 1967. Blessing's story is drawn from his own remembrance and from the 212 letters that he wrote to his wife while deployed.
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