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Anna Dickinson
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Anna Dickinson
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Anna Dickinson
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Embattled Maiden
"Mr. Chester's brilliant and fully documented biography is the first full-length study of Anna Dickinson's long, colorful, and tragic life--a life in which she touched the heights of crusading fervor and sank to depths of recrimination and near-madness. She was hailed during the Civil War as the Joan of Arc and at this stage of her career the 21-year-old Quakeress addressed Congress, with President Lincoln and his cabinet in attendance, to tell them how to end the Civil War and attain a lasting peace. Later Anna Dickinson became the Queen of the Lyceums, earning as much as $23,000 a year by her lecture tours throughout the country. When financial reverses forced her to go on the stage, she s...
Liturgy and Ministry in Times of Need
When our local, national, and global communities face difficult situations, it can be challenging for pastoral ministers to respond appropriately. Liturgy and Ministry in Times of Need provides practical recommendations for incorporating these important needs into liturgical prayer. It eases the burden of preparing liturgy during difficult times and offers guidance for compassionately ministering to those in need.
An American Triptych
Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickinson, and Adrienne Rich share nationality, gender, and an aesthetic tradition, but each expresses these experiences in the context of her own historical moment. Puritanism imposed stringent demands on Bradstreet, romanticism both inspired and restricted Dickinson, and feminism challenged as well as liberated Rich. Nevertheless, each poet succeeded in forming a personal vision that counters traditional male poetics. Their poetry celebrates daily life, demonstrates their commitment to nurturance rather than dominance, shows their resistance to the control of both their earthly and heavenly fathers, and affirms their experience in a world that has often denied women ...
Sisters of Silence
Based on factual personalities and events, intermingled with fantasy, Sisters of Silence is set in the northern Patagonian Lake District, from the 1930s to present times. Rita has a daughter, Juana, who is the result of a rape. Juana is raised by the Mapuche Indians and later becomes the shaman of the tribe. Rita dies giving birth to her second daughter, Jane, who is brought up by her uncle and aunt. Although the two sisters live in the same area, they are unaware of their connection, as the birth of Juana, the eldest, was kept shrouded in secrecy. Their rivalry for Rita's homestead, Ayelen, situated high up above Lake Lacar, which used to belong to the Curruhuinca chieftain, makes them swor...
The Spirit of '76
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