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Toni Morrison's Secret Drive

A Reader-Response Study of the Fiction and Its Rhetoric

By: David S. Goldstein,Shawnrece D. Campbell

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Toni Morrison's Secret Drive

A Reader-Response Study of the Fiction and Its Rhetoric

By: David S. Goldstein,Shawnrece D. Campbell

The late Toni Morrison was the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. A powerful writer, she wove stories depicting the largely overlooked Black experience in America and exploring the intersection of gender and race through the lives of Black women. Morrison's writing continues to move people and push readers to reassess their beliefs about what it means to be Black in America. Synthesizing some 250 scholarly works about Morrison's writing, this book examines eight novels as well as the short story "Recitatif." They are analyzed for techniques used to deepen meaning and emotional weight, and reveal Morrison's mastery over prose.

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McFarland

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1476641099

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9781476641096

Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875

By: David Dobson

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Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875

By: David Dobson

Nineteenth-century emigration from Scotland to the U.S. was the continuation of a process that had its roots in the 17th century. Unlike the majority of European emigrants, who represented surplus rural workers from an agrarian society, the Scottish emigrants of the Victorian period were skilled, educated workers from urban industrial backgrounds whose expertise was in great demand in the rapidly industrializing cities of North America. Between 1825 and 1838, more than 60,000 emigrants left Scotland bound for North America; from 1840 to 1853, nearly 30,000 emigrated from there; and in 1881 alone, 38,000 left for the U.S. and 3,000 left for Canada, mostly via Greenock. In this context, we are pleased to publish the fifth installment (fifth book) in David Dobson's Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875, a series designed to compensate for the lack of official Scottish passenger lists to North America during the 19th century (see also Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four). Containing about 1,800 sketches not found in the prior books, Part Five brings the total number of descriptions of the Scottish men and women and their families who were part of this great exodus to about 8,000. Dr. Dobson's findings come from primary sources in Scotland and North America. Parts One and Two derive from Scottish newspapers as well as from a handful of documents in the National Archives of Scotland. Part Three is based on the records of the Scottish Register of Sasines and Register of Deeds, as well as newspapers, found in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. Part Four is based on documents housed at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa, the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in Halifax, and a number of libraries and archives in Scotland. The data found in Part Five derives from newspapers and other documents in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. Researchers will find a list of references at the back of each book. Dr. Dobson has arranged these expatriates alphabetically in each Part and, while the descriptions vary, he gives the individual's full name, place of residence in North America (country, state/province, or city), an identifying date, and the source of the information. In addition, many of the entries indicate the individual's date of birth, father's name and occupation or place of residence, spouse, or the name of the vessel upon which he or she arrived.

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153

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806353643

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9780806353647

A Preliminary Inventory of Paleontological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

By: David D. Gillette,Martha C. Hayden

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A Preliminary Inventory of Paleontological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

By: David D. Gillette,Martha C. Hayden

The purpose of this report is to provide a preliminary inventory of the paleontological resources within the newly created Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for two principal reasons. First, in establishing the monument, President Clinton proclaimed the opportunities for scientific study, expounding at length on the paleontological resources and sites. He directed the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to develop a management plan for the monument within three years. Information on the location, extent, and importance of paleontological resources needs to be available to the monument planners, to paleontologists and other scientists, and to the interested public to help determine how these resources will be incorporated into the management plan. Will scientists be allowed to excavate specimens or sites? Can a sample be removed for additional study or curation? Are there sites that should be exposed in place and protected for public appreciation? These and many other questions will have to be answered in the management plan. The more information that can be provided to the BLM, the better they should be able to anticipate the location and size of potential impacts from scientific research.

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557916063

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9781557916068

Conspiracy Files

Paranoia, Secrecy, Intrigue

By: David Southwell,Sean Twist

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Conspiracy Files

Paranoia, Secrecy, Intrigue

By: David Southwell,Sean Twist

Brace yourself for 100 of the strangest, most persistent, and bizarre conspiracy theories you will ever read. These are eerie stories concerning tragedies such as Pearl Harbor and SARS, and dark machinations surrounding the deaths of cultural icons such as JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and Princess Diana. Discover compelling theories about Stonehenge and Roswell, and spine-tingling speculations about the Mafia and Pentagon. All the details of the conspiracies are based on solid facts--here, in full are the conspiracies you thought you knew about. -Fully illustrated with over 184 color and black and white photographs -Features up-to-date stories, many of which have never before appeared in print -Thoroughly researched information with authoritative arguments and evidence -Contains a complete guide to the most commonly suspected conspirators and a glossary of conspiracy-speak

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Gramercy

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0517224461

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9780517224465

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Toni Morrison's Secret Drive

Toni Morrison's Secret Drive

Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875

Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875

A Preliminary Inventory of Paleontological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

A Preliminary Inventory of Paleontological Resources Within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Conspiracy Files

Conspiracy Files

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