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This is a collection inspired by the Fifth Southern Conference on Women's History. The essays assess the ways in which Southern women have claimed power, or ""searched for their places"", and suggests how Southern women, individually and collectively, have sought to empower themselves.

Giselle Roberts examines how the young elite, white, ""Southern Belles"" of Mississippi and Louisiana adapted to the new patriotic vision of womanhood which sprang up during the American Civil War, one that demanded that Confederate women sacrifice their men, homes and fine dresses for their cause.

This is a collection of informal addresses, 18 in all, given by Warren G. Harding as president-elect. The editor has collected them together to show that although Harding spoke of his own time, the addresses are still relevant to America in the 21st century.

Asking how we can discover what representation is, Michael A. Smith focuses on what it is in practice, rather than in theory. Based on interviews and observation of 12 US state representatives, he categorizes their approaches and assesses the nature of representation.

From the exquisite beauty along the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the whimsical humour of street sculpture in St Louis and Kansas City, to the gleeful faces of children enjoying a fall festival, this collection of photographs attempts to capture the entire breadth of the state of Missouri.

Written by various experts in the field, this volume of 13 original essays explores some of the most significant theoretical and practical fault lines and controversies in English literature.

A collection of short stories set in different places and times, yet all dealing with the same underlying theme: how the imagination, in its infinite variety, seeks to transcend external events. Its subjects include a Jewish boy, a scholarly collector, an old woman, a reporter and a housekeeper.

The heart of professional baseball, if not its roots, may be found in the American Midwest, especially in Missouri. In Seasons in the Sun, Roger D. Launius offers an excellent overview of the teams, pennant races, trials, and triumphs of the different major-league teams that have resided in the state over the years.

Examines the shifts in press coverage of women's executions over the past 150 years. Shipman's use of reconstructed stories, gleaned from hundreds of newspaper articles, aims to give readers an understanding of the ways in which dailies reported on the trials of women.

This work follows the course of the state's history through the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In addition to the political events of the period, the social and economic conditions of the state immediately before, during and after the war are covered here.

James G. Blaine was a leader of the Republican Party and a major shaper of national politics for more than a decade. This biography asserts that Latin America lay at the heart of Blaine's foreign policy and vision for America, and examines seven issues that defined his methods, goals and views.

An analysis of the startling convergence of two events previously treated independently: the emergence of a modern consumer-oriented culture and the rise of the social gospel movement. It examines the lives and works of individuals who identified themselves as ""social gospellers"".

In this collection of stories, Ruth Hamel uses a blend of humour, irony and telling detail to explore the lies that people tell each other - not just the fibs, prevarications and exaggerations, but the deceptions that spring from deliberate silence.

This text offers a reassessment of Dean Acheson's policies toward the former colonial world during his period as secretary of state from 1949 to 1953. The book argues that Acheson inherited a way of understanding the world that encouraged impartial-style international relationships.

This text examines how Updike's views grew out of the defining element of American society in his time - the Cold War. While underscoring how essential history is to the study of literature, Miller demonstrates that Updike's writing relies on the growth of the global conflict that defined the time.

This volume contains the inaugural addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, delivered on March 4th, 1801 and March 4th, 1805. It also explores their dissemination and impact worldwide, providing evidence of the massive extent to which they have been translated and reprinted.

An eye-witness account of the experiences of a city kid moved from urban Chicago to a tiny rural community in Missouri. While the author writes of his relatives and their roots in rural Missouri, he focuses on his fromative years in the late-1940s and early-1950s.

The 12 essays that comprise this work examine the writings of one of American's greatest poets. Robert Frost was dismissed by some critics as a poet without technical or rhetorical complexity. These essays reassess his work from various viewpoints including gender, biography and cultural studies.

This work tells the story of a small group of St Louisans who carried out sustained campaigns that were among the earliest in America, aimed at ending racial segregation in public accommodations. Guided by the principles of non-violence, the Committee conducted demonstrations from 1947 to 1957.

This volume gathers together essays that examine America in the 1960s, covering topics such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, the policies of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the East-West battles of ideology and arms, and the decade's liberal ascendancy.

An exploration of women's studies from Joan Mandle's perspective as a programme director, feminist activist and scholar. She offers an account of being forced to grapple with fundamental issues of what women's studies is and what it should be, offering a possible avenue of change for feminism.

The first in a five volume series offering a comprehensive history of the state of Missouri. Volume one covers the pre-statehood history, beginning with the arrival in 1673 of the first Europeans in the area, and continues to the first campaign for statehood in 1820.

A study of the evolution of duelling in Missouri, tracing the origins, course, consequences and demise of this deadly art form. By focusing on the history of duelling, the author details an important part of Missouri culture and the impact this form of violence has had on society.

Reuniting readers with the characters from her first collection, ""Small Caucasian Woman"", this collection of 16 stories continues to map the territory of Blue Valley, the fictional locale in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky.

During the American Civil War, Southern Unionist leaders used their written communication skills to proclaim their opposition to the Confederacy in pamphlets. This collection of their protests includes 18 pamphlets and a discussion of 22 others produced between 1861 and 1865.

Walt Harrington, father of two biracial children, went on a 25,000 mile journey through black America, talking with a variety of black and white people along the way, including a rap star, an old farmer, and a convicted murderer. In this work, he relates what he learned as he listened.

Offering 17 stories written by a culturally diverse group of authors, this volume represents a range of ""letter"" fiction, ranging from the Canadian wilderness, a private school in Geneva, a concentration camp, and from beyond the grave.