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Presents a chronology of the life of author Flannery O'Conner, comments and letters by the author about the story, and a series of ten critical essays by noted authors about her work
This award-winning novel follows twelve-year-old Steven Moore and his slave companion on a nightmarish journey behind Union lines.
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"The first full-length national history of American race relations examined through the lens of housing discrimination."--Jacket.
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It is well known that World War II gave rise to human rights rhetoric, discredited a racist regime abroad, and provided new opportunities for African Americans to fight, work, and demand equality at home. It would be all too easy to assume that the war was a key stepping stone to the modern civil rights movement. But Fog of War shows that in reality the momentum for civil rights was not so clear cut, with activists facing setbacks as well as successes and their opponents finding ways to establish more rigid defenses for segregation. While the war set the scene for a mass movement, it also narrowed some of the options for black activists. This collection is a timely reconsideration of the intersection between two of the dominant events of twentieth-century American history, the upheaval wrought by the Second World War and the social revolution brought about by the African American struggle for equality.
Pursuing a target into the mountains of Northern Canada, professional assassin Madison Hailey is waylaid by a snowstorm that goes on for days. Forced to wait out the storm in a small town nestled in the mountains, Madison quickly finds herself enchanted and intrigued by the friendly and welcoming townspeople. But when she becomes the center of some unwanted attention from someone with distant ties to her and her way of life, Madison's forced to change her plan and go on the defensive. To protect herself and those she's come to care about, Madison must rely on resources as mysterious as the threat she's facing. Local bush pilot Jeremy Lance didn't deny that he was immediately attracted to Madison, or that he knew there was more to Madison than she was letting on. Her reaction to a seemingly random and violent crime proving his instinct was right, the two go to battle fighting to trust each other, while at the same time giving in to their undeniable attraction. To survive, but also to protect Jeremy and his family, Madison's forced to keep changing her plan. The only constant is the necessity to eliminate the threat to her newfound happiness.