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Black Women Writers of Louisiana

Telling Their Stories

By: Ann B. Dobie,Daren Tucker

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Black Women Writers of Louisiana

Telling Their Stories

By: Ann B. Dobie,Daren Tucker

Louisiana has been home, by birth or adoption, to numerous literary greats. But among that talent, there's an under-celebrated cohort: Black women. Due to lack of education and opportunity, their record is fairly brief, but over the past century they have been responsible for a flowering of literature that portrays the Black experience through poetry, fiction, plays, essays and journalism. The writers profiled here have not gone wholly unrecognized though--far from it. Some have been honored with prestigious awards and have found a readership large enough to put them at the forefront of the national literary scene. Beginning with Alice Ruth Dunbar Nelson--a fiery activist, columnist and storyteller in the late nineteenth century--the work extends to Fatima Shaik, named 2021 Louisiana Writer of the Year. Join Ann B. Dobie on this celebration of Louisiana literary talent.

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Arcadia Publishing

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ISBN 10

1439674248

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9781439674246

THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS

Lost Mines and Buried Treasure

By: Ann B. Dobie

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THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS

Lost Mines and Buried Treasure

By: Ann B. Dobie

Texas abounds with legends of buried treasure and lost mines. The Big Bend country, the Red River region, McMullen County, San Jacinto, Nacogdoches, and San Augustine are all treasure troves of tales of fabulous wealth that still lies just beyond man's reach. These legends are as sizable as the state itself, and J. Frank Dobie, perhaps Texas' greatest historian, devoted years of his life to collecting and cataloging them. The stories in this first volume were originally published in 1924 by the Texas Folklore Society, and represent some of the enduring tales that have embellished the history of the state. Pelican Publishing Company is proud to present this wonderful collection in mass-market paperback form as part of our Pelican Pouch series. Included in this volume are "The Legend of San Saba," "Lost Gold of the Llano Country," "Treasure Chest on the Nueces," and "Lost Mine Near Sabinal," to name only a few. Dobie believed that worthwhile literature about this region had to be derived from an understanding of its life, lore, and history. The legends in this work, as well as those in volume II of this series, were regarded by Dobie as "the most influential in opening the eyes of people to the richness of their own traditions." Legends of Texas indirectly led to the founding of the Texas Folklore Society, the nation's second oldest folklore organization. Pelican has had Legends of Texas Vol. I: Lost Mines and Buried Treasure in print since 1975.

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Pelican Publishing Company

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1455607258

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9781455607259

Fifty-Eight Days in the Cajundome Shelter

By: Dobie, Ann B.

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Fifty-Eight Days in the Cajundome Shelter

By: Dobie, Ann B.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of homes, schools, and businesses across the Gulf Coast and changed the face of southeast Louisiana forever. However, nearly a hundred miles northwest of New Orleans, in Lafayette, Louisiana, a different story was unfolding. As men, women, and children waited on their roofs for rescue, executive director Greg Davis hurried to prepare the Cajundome in Lafayette as an emergency shelter. The workers and volunteers in the Cajundome provided food, showers, and medical care to more than eighteen thousand evacuees that came to Lafayette. From the first busloads of newly homeless to the disasters caused by Hurricane Rita, Fifty-Eight Days in the Cajundome Shelter shares personal accounts of heartache and joy, tragedy and triumph. For the first time, here is a collection of the stories of the volunteers and evacuees. Their heroism, courage, and despair are etched into these stories as they endured the first few weeks in a hurricane-ravaged world."--Publisher description.

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1455604224

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9781455604227

Black Women Writers of Louisiana: Telling Their Stories

By: Ann B. Dobie

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Black Women Writers of Louisiana

Black Women Writers of Louisiana

THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS

THE LEGENDS OF TEXAS

Fifty-Eight Days in the Cajundome Shelter

Fifty-Eight Days in the Cajundome Shelter

Black Women Writers of Louisiana: Telling Their Stories

Black Women Writers of Louisiana: Telling Their Stories

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