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In the 1930s, John Steinbeck, Richard Wright, and Ernest Hemingway wrote novels that won critical acclaim and popular success. All three were involved with the Left, and that commitment informed their fiction. Milton Cohen examines their motives for involvement with the Left; their novels' political themes; and why they separated from the Left.

Throughout his philosophical career, Eric Voegelin had much to say about literature in both his published work and private letters. This is the study of the literary dimensions of Voegelin's philosophy. It shows how Voegelin's philosophy is rooted in literary-symbolic interpretation and provides a foundation for the interpretation of literature.

Examines several narratives involving religion's historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven Christian daily newspaper; and the ways in which religion pressured the press to become a moral agent.

The 35th Infantry Division was made up from the national guards of Missouri and Kansas. With little in the way of battlefield training, this division was committed to the Battle of Meuse-Argonne in 1918 and within five days had ceased to be an effective fighting force.

Reviews the life of Houck from his German immigrant roots, considering his career from both social and political perspectives, and grounding the story in both state and national history. This title tells how, from 1880 to the 1920s, this self-taught railroader constructed a network of five hundred miles of track through ""Swampeast Missouri"".

Before Lanford Wilson became a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright he wrote dozens of short stories and poems, many of which take place in the 1950s, small-town Missouri where he grew up. This selection of Wilson's early work, written between 1955 and 1967 provides a rare look at a young writer developing his style.

The raft that carries Huck and Jim down the Mississippi River is often seen as a symbol of adventure and freedom, but the physical specifics of the raft itself are rarely considered. Peter Beidler shows that understanding the material world of Huckleberry Finn, its limitations and possibilities, is vital to truly understanding Mark Twain's novel.

Autobiographical insights on the inner workings of "The Flying Fifteenth" and one airman's World War II experience facing stultifying boredom, stupefying incompetence, paralyzing fear, and stunning success.

The culmination of forty years of theorizing about the moral status of animals, this book explicates and justifies society's moral obligation to animals in terms of the commonsense metaphysics and ethics of Aristotle's concept of telos.

Haywood provides a critical appraisal of the autobiographies of four black women preachers in 19th-century America to discover how they faced and challenged the discriminatory ideologies of race and gender they faced in their pursuit of spreading the Word of God throughout the USA.

It is the memoir of George Elsey, a small-town kid from western Pennsylvania who, at age twenty-four, was assigned to Franklin Roosevelt's top-secret intelligence and communications center in the White House. Elsey played an important part in two different presidents' decisions and has affected the course of the United States.

Well-deployed primary sources and brisk writing by Wayne H. Bowen make this an excellent framework for understanding the evolution of US policy toward Spain, and thus how a nation facing a global threat develops strategic relationships over time.

A biography of Francois Valle that places him within the context of his place and time. Valle immigrated to Upper Louisiana as a penniless common labourer during the early 1740s. Engaged in agriculture, mining and the Indian trade, he became a wealthy and powerful individual.

Explains the history of the 1st infantry Division from 1970 to 1991. In doing so, Gregory Fontenot's fast-paced narrative includes elements to expand the knowledge of non-military readers. These elements include a glossary, a key to abbreviations, maps, nearly two dozen photographs, and thorough bibliography.

80 years ago, Lloyd Gaines's application to the University of Missouri law school was denied based on his race. Gaines and the NAACP challenged the university's decision. This is the first book to focus entirely on the Gaines case and the vital role played by the NAACP and its lawyers, including Charles Houston, known as "the man who killed Jim Crow".

To the people who know it best, the Mississippi River is life and a livelihood. River boatmen working the Mississippi are never far from land. Even in the dark, they can smell plants and animals and hear people on the banks and wharves. Bonnie Stepenoff takes readers on a cruise through history, showing how workers from St. Louis to Memphis changed the river and were in turn changed by it.

This is the second volume of Langston Hughes's autobiography, charting the period of his life from age 29 to 35. It is filled with portraits of the people and places Hughes encountered during his travels around the world.

With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015, Dick Cole stands in the powerful spotlight that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The US Civil War revealed what united as well as divided Americans in the nineteenth century - not only in its military conflict, but also in the broader battle of ideas, dueling moral systems, and competing national visions. This cultural civil war was the clash among North, South, and West. This vibrant and beautifully written story enriches our understanding of America at a crossroads.

Offers a perspective on the complex relationship between racism and slavery in Bermuda, the second-oldest English colony in the New World. The author delves into the origins of Bermudan slavery, its peculiar nature and its effects on blacks and whites. Material is drawn from varied primary sources.