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The Cave Dreamers
"A celebration of women and the story of the Basque people. . . descended from a different, more ancient race than the Europeans . . . The secret of the Cave of Always Summer is passed through six women from the dawn of time till now. . . . Well told, superbly researched saga of a fascinating and little-known people." Romantic Times
No Roof But Heaven
"Williams creates memorable, powerful stories...Susanna is her most endearing heroine." —Rave Review
Oh, Susanna!
Seventeen-year-old Susanna must assume the motherly duties of caring for her two younger siblings. With her family counting on her, the heroine attempts to make a new life centered around a sodhouse on the unsettled Kansas prairie. Susanna is befriended by an old mountain man, who helps her through the hardship and loneliness of existence on the plains. She soon falls in love with the schoolmaster, whose past is dark, mysterious, and dangerous, and with whom she finds satisfaction and fulfillment. This novel will appeal to young readers and adults alike.
Self-Taught
In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom. Self-Taught traces the historical antecedents to freedpeople's intense desire to become literate and demonstrates how the visions of enslaved African Americans emerged into plans and action once slavery ended. Enslaved people, Williams contends, placed great value in the practical power of literacy, whether it was to enable them to read the Bible for themselves or to keep informed of the abolition movement and later the progress of the Civil War. Some slav...
The Confederate Fiddle
In 1863, while helping to get a wagon trail full of cotton from Missouri to an open port in Texas, Vin envies his older brother in the Confederate Army but finds that his unglamorous task involves thrills and courage.
Trails of Tears
Describes the white man's treatment and forcible displacement of five Indian nations of the Southwest--the Comanche, Cheyenne, Apache, Navajo, and Cherokee.
Lady of No Man's Land
"Williams bringer her characters to life with a notable attention to detail that is especially evident in the various Old West settings." —Booklist "Realistic portrait of the Old West...the action and charm of the story will keep you riveted to the pages." —Rave Reviews
Vegetarian Times
To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.
The Social Life of Books
“A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books.”—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book Review Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which shared reading shaped the lives and literary culture of the eighteenth century, offering new perspectives on how books have been used by their readers, and the part they have played in middle-class homes and families. Drawing on marginalia, letters and diaries, library catalogues, elocution manuals, subscription lists, and more, Williams offers fresh and fascinating insights into reading, performance, and the history of middle-class home life. “Williams’s charming pageant of anecdotes…conjures a world strikingly different from our own but surprisingly similar in many ways, a time when reading was on the rise and whole worlds sprang up around it.”—TheWashington Post
Fiction Ruined My Family
Jeanne Darst grew up in a family where their life was driven by a father who was a failed writer, and an alcoholic mother. As an adult she has pursued writing as well and examines the question of whether it is possibe to be a successful writer, sober, creative and ambititious while also having happy family life.
