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Tomorrow is Better - Dana E. Davis - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Tomorrow is Better - Dana E. Davis - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

In 1861, an unspoken vow to make tomorrow better than today catapulted a group of Kingston, Georgia women to achieve several historical "firsts." They established the Confederacy''s first hospital and held the South''s first Confederate Memorial Day. Today, the group, known as the Kingston Woman''s History Club, continues the Confederate Memorial Day ceremonies honoring both Union and Confederate dead. Their ceremony is credited with being the longest running of its type in the United States. Loyal to their mission of service, the ladies have served soldiers in every American war since 1861. During peacetime, they turned to community service and became the second chartered women''s club in the state. They named the state''s flower and established the town''s park that is home to the club''s two-building museum complex. Written in narrative form, Tomorrow is Better tells the Kingston Woman''s History Club''s story through the eyes of four generations of altruistic women who weathered war, fire, financial obstacles, and even General Sherman''s occupation.

DKK 521.00
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Memory's Stories - Thomas V. Mcgovern - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Memory's Stories - Thomas V. Mcgovern - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Memory''s Stories is an interdisciplinary analysis of multicultural life narratives. The author created an innovative schema to evaluate classic and contemporary texts, synthesizing theoretical perspectives from psychology, literary theory, feminist and multicultural studies. The schema is based on his fifteen years of teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, such as ''Multicultural Autobiographies'' and ''Psychology, Multicultural Narratives, and Religion.'' Chapter One introduces the author''s schema and explores Saint Augustine''s The Confessions. Chapter Two uses Erik Erikson''s psychosocial development theory to examine Thomas Merton''s The Seven Storey Mountain. In Chapter Three, the author evaluates Black Elk Speaks and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, using William James''s psychology of religion framework. Feminist literary theorists, like Sidonie Smith, provide the critical tools for Chapter Four and Maxine Hong Kingston''s The Woman Warrior. In Chapter Five, with Dan McAdams''s life story model of identity, the author analyzes three serial autobiographies by Richard Rodriguez: Hunger of Memory; Days of Obligation; and Brown. Chapter Six synthesizes recent interdisciplinary scholarship on redemption stories, innovative composition strategies, and cognitive science research on autobiographical memory, evaluating James McBride''s auto/biography, The Color of Water.

DKK 459.00
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Applegate - James A. Mitchell - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Applegate - James A. Mitchell - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town is a slice of Americana as told by Armada Times Editor James Mitchell, along with Lindsey Kingston, student editor of the paper''s high school section. Mitchell took over as editor of the Times in the wake of a lawsuit that had been filed by its publisher against the local school board, initiating one of the many First Amendment battles that would be waged during his two-year tenure. While the content of most rural weeklies typically runs to favorite recipes and homecoming game reports, the Times would open up a forum on issues including gay rights and gun control. Mitchell is applauded by many, particularly for involving high school students as both writers and readers of the local newspaper. Others, however, took exception to the new direction, often with a claim that "you can''t print that!" Applegate offers a behind the scenes look at the politics and personalities of a small town and its newspaper. The editor''s belief in a community is echoed by the conviction that a newspaper can, indeed, print that.

DKK 591.00
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