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Black Pioneers
The image of the pioneer as white, male, strong, independent, Protestant, and native-born was created in popular literature towards the end of the 19th century, perhaps as a reaction against increased immigration and urbanization on the east coast. Ravage (communications, U. of Wyoming-Laramie) furthers the struggle to disseminate a truer image by assembling over 200 photographs never published before depicting African-Americans in the West. They are supported by substantial text, drawings, and reproductions of contemporary documents. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The 101 Principles of an Effective Leadership for Africa
About the Book The 101 Principles of an Effective Leadership for Africa focuses on responsibility, fair governance, and moral character of African leadership. Allen A. Alube targets the African youths who are ready to embrace change and to lead differently, with hope and aspiration for the future. The African youths have been marginalized by the corrupted leadership and poor governance. Alube offers the opportunity to incorporate into the school systems of African nations, to encourage African youths to develop and apply a newer mindset related to responsibility, good governance, and moral character. About the Author Dr. (ABD) Allen A. Alube is an educator who has taught schools for more tha...
Mining for Freedom
Did you know that an estimated 5,000 blacks were an early and integral part of the California Gold Rush? Did you know that black history in California precedes Gold Rush history by some 300 years? Did you know that in California during the Gold Rush, blacks created one of the wealthiest, most culturally advanced, most politically active communities in the nation? Few people are aware of the intriguing, dynamic often wholly inspirational stories of African American argonauts, from backgrounds as diverse as those of their less sturdy- complexioned peers. Defying strict California fugitive slave laws and an unforgiving court testimony ban in a state that declared itself free, black men and wome...
At Home Inside
Ann Petry (1908-1997) was a prominent writer during a period in which few black writers were published with regularity in America. Her novels "The Street," "Country Place," and "The Narrows," along with a collection of short stories and various essays and works of nonfiction, give voice to black experience outside of the traditional strains of poverty and black nationalism. "At Home Inside: A Daughter's Tribute to Ann Petry" sifts the myriad contradictions of Ann Petry's life from a daughter's vantage. Ann Petry hoarded antiques but destroyed many of her journals. She wrote, but, failing to publish for years, she used her imagination to design and sew clothes, to bake, and to garden. When fa...
Race and the Wild West
Winner of the Western Writers of America “SPUR Award” and the Western Association of Women Historians “Gita Chaudhuri Prize”! Born a slave in eastern Tennessee, Sarah Blair Bickford (1852–1931) made her way while still a teenager to Montana Territory, where she settled in the mining boomtown of Virginia City. Race and the Wild West is the first full-length biography of this remarkable woman, whose life story affords new insight into race and belonging in the American West around the turn of the twentieth century. For many years, Sarah Bickford’s known biography fit into a single paragraph. By examining her life in all its complexity, Arata fills in what were long believed to be u...
Sweet Freedom's Plains
The westward migration of nearly half a million Americans in the mid-nineteenth century looms large in U.S. history. Classic images of rugged Euro-Americans traversing the plains in their prairie schooners still stir the popular imagination. But this traditional narrative, no matter how alluring, falls short of the actual—and far more complex—reality of the overland trails. Among the diverse peoples who converged on the western frontier were African American pioneers—men, women, and children. Whether enslaved or free, they too were involved in this transformative movement. Sweet Freedom’s Plains is a powerful retelling of the migration story from their perspective. Tracing the journe...
The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
This collection of essays focuses on many of the Western U.S. communities that participated in the Harlem Renaissance between 1914 and 1940.
A History of California Literature
This History explores the historical periods, literary genres, and cultural movements of California.
Lost Illusions
This volume examines the development of film and the film industry during the 1970s and the political and economic background that influenced it.
Women During the Civil War
For more information, including a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Women During the Civil War website. Women During theCivil War: An Encyclopedia is the first A-Z reference work to offer a panoramic presentation of the contributions, achievements, and personal stories of American women during one of the most turbulent eras of the nation's history. Incorporating the most recent scholarship as well as excerpts from diaries, letters, newspapers, and other primary source documents, this Encyclopedia encompasses the wartime experiences of famous and lesser-known women of all ethnic groups and social backgrounds throughout the United States during the Civil War era.
