4 Saints in 3 Acts: A Snapshot of the American Avant-Garde in the 1930s
Patricia Allmer and John Sears
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Four Saints in Three Acts was a major avant-garde phenomenon of the 1930s, an experimental opera...
The Solace of Water
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After the loss of her young son, Carver, an African-American preacher’s wife named Delilah Evans...
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Big Burn in Books
Jan 12, 2018
[Ingold] tells a fast moving tale through the various perspectives of those involved. The fact that she chose very different characters but remained historically accurate says a lot about the skill of the author. This book is a welcome addition to any classroom library, especially for those reluctant readers.
Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food
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Kosher USA follows the fascinating journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system....
Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films
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This classic iconic study of black images in American motion pictures has been updated and revised,...
American Prison
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In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for 9Ù an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private...
Tango: The Art History of Love
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In this generously illustrated book, world- renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives...
The Half Has Never Been Told
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Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution--the nation's original sin, perhaps, but...
The Color of Law
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In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading...
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