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The Long Shadow of the Civil War

Southern Dissent and Its Legacies

By: Victoria E. Bynum

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The Long Shadow of the Civil War

Southern Dissent and Its Legacies

By: Victoria E. Bynum

The Long Shadow of the Civil War relates uncommon narratives about common Southern folks who fought not with the Confederacy, but against it. Focusing on regions in three Southern states--North Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas--Victoria E. Bynum introduces Unionist supporters, guerrilla soldiers, defiant women, socialists, populists, free blacks, and large interracial kin groups that belie stereotypes of Southerners as uniformly supportive of the Confederate cause. Centered on the concepts of place, family, and community, Bynum's insightful and carefully documented work effectively counters the idea of a unified South caught in the grip of the Lost Cause.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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080789821X

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9780807898215

The Free State of Jones

Mississippi's Longest Civil War

By: Victoria E. Bynum

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The Free State of Jones

Mississippi's Longest Civil War

By: Victoria E. Bynum

Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where, legend has it, they declared the Free State of Jones. The story of the Jones County rebellion is well known among Mississippians, and debate over whether the county actually seceded from the state during the war has smoldered for more than a century. Adding further controversy to the legend is the story of Newt Knight's interracial romance with his wartime accomplice, Rachel, a slave. From their relationship there developed a mixed-race community that endured long after the Civil War had ended, and the ambiguous racial identity of their descendants confounded the rules of segregated Mississippi well into the twentieth century. Victoria Bynum traces the origins and legacy of the Jones County uprising from the American Revolution to the modern civil rights movement. In bridging the gap between the legendary and the real Free State of Jones, she shows how the legend--what was told, what was embellished, and what was left out--reveals a great deal about the South's transition from slavery to segregation; the racial, gender, and class politics of the period; and the contingent nature of history and memory.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807875244

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9780807875247

The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition

Mississippi's Longest Civil War

By: Victoria E. Bynum

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The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition

Mississippi's Longest Civil War

By: Victoria E. Bynum

Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where they declared their loyalty to the U.S. government. The story of the Jones County rebellion is well known among Mississippians, and debate over whether the county actually seceded from the state during the war has smoldered for more than a century. Adding further controversy to the legend is the story of Newt Knight's interracial romance with his wartime accomplice, Rachel, a slave. From their relationship there developed a mixed-race community that endured long after the Civil War had ended, and the ambiguous racial identity of their descendants confounded the rules of segregated Mississippi well into the twentieth century. Victoria Bynum traces the origins and legacy of the Jones County uprising from the American Revolution to the modern civil rights movement. In bridging the gap between the legendary and the real Free State of Jones, she shows how the legend--what was told, what was embellished, and what was left out--reveals a great deal about the South's transition from slavery to segregation; the racial, gender, and class politics of the period; and the contingent nature of history and memory. In a new afterword, Bynum updates readers on recent scholarship, current issues of race and Southern heritage, and the coming movie that make this Civil War story essential reading. The Free State of Jones film, starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Keri Russell, will be released in May 2016.

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UNC Press Books

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146962706X

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9781469627069

Crime Writing in Interwar Britain

Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age

By: Victoria Stewart

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Crime Writing in Interwar Britain

Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age

By: Victoria Stewart

The interwar period is often described as the 'Golden Age' of detective fiction, but many other kinds of crime writing, both factual and fictional, were also widely read during these years. Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age considers some of this neglected material in order to provide a richer and more complex view of how crime and criminality were understood between the wars. A number of the authors discussed, including Dorothy L. Sayers, Marie Belloc Lowndes and F. Tennyson Jesse, wrote about crime in essays, book reviews, newspaper articles and works of popular criminology, as well as in novels and short stories. Placing debates about detective fiction in the context of this largely forgotten but rich and diverse culture of writing about crime will give a unique new picture of how criminality and the legal process were considered at this time.

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217

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Cambridge University Press

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1108293735

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9781108293730

Pride and Prejudice Ii

The Sequel

By: Victoria Park

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Pride and Prejudice Ii

The Sequel

By: Victoria Park

One of a family of generations (ancestors and descendants) of authors, Victoria Park became interested in fiction after a lifetime of technical writings of electronics and psychology. Pride and Prejudice II was born in the south of France while the author was writing technical works, which had to be shelved because the novel intruded on the author's consciousness demanding to be written. The author lives in North Wales with two Old English sheepdogs and a ginger cat. Wales, being a small principality attached to the western side of England and with its ancient castles, even more ancient mountains, convivial peoples, and breathtaking scenery, provides the inspiration for writing.

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347

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Trafford Publishing

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1466941359

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9781466941359

Encyclopedia of the British Novel

By: Virginia Brackett,Victoria Gaydosik

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Encyclopedia of the British Novel

By: Virginia Brackett,Victoria Gaydosik

Praise for the print edition:" ... comprehensive ... Recommended.

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Infobase Learning

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1438140681

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Texas Angel

By: Victoria Thompson

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Texas Angel

By: Victoria Thompson

A Hired Gunslinger Romance #1(originally published as Angel Heart) From Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner and New York Times bestseller Victoria Thompson, a sensual tale of historical romance in the American Wild, Wild West... “Ms. Thompson imbues her characters with strength, eloquence and dignity.” –Romantic Times An Angel in Need of a Devil... Proud and feisty Angelica Ross has been running the Diamond R, ever since her father passed away. But when she wins an important government contract, her snake of a neighbor, Harlan Snyder, makes sure no local cowhand wants to work the Diamond R. With no one to help her, Angelica fears she may lose the contract – and her family’s ranch – until a notorious devil of a gunfighter, Kid Collins, shows up on her doorstep, dirty, bloody...and the most handsome man Angelica has ever seen. A Devil in Need of an Angel... Kid Collins is just looking for a place to rest out the afternoon when he knocks on the door of the Diamond R. But before he knows what’s hit him, he’s agreed to be the hired gunfighter for the breathtakingly beautiful lady who answered the door. How can anyone possibly say no to those gleaming red curls and stunning green eyes? He knows Angelica desperately needs his help, but can she afford the price – one night in his bed...? He’ll do whatever it takes to convince her to say...yes!

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512

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NYLA

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1625174209

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9781625174208

Serial Games

By: K. Victoria Chase

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Serial Games

By: K. Victoria Chase

Serial Killer vs Profiler FBI Profiler Maggie Weston has caught Virginia's deadliest serial killer before. His escape from prison will lure Maggie into a dangerous game he plans on winning. US Marshal Brandon Worth can't catch the one who destroyed his life five years ago, but he'll stop at nothing to keep Maggie safe from this evil. This hunt will test Brandon and Maggie's abilities, and tempt their hearts. If you want a thrilling story, great suspense, and well-developed characters, then you'll love K. Victoria Chase's Serial Games. Don't forget to read the sequel novella, Off Track.

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249

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K. Victoria Chase

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0990375714

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9780990375715

Rethinking Language and Gender Research

Theory and Practice

By: Victoria Bergvall

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Rethinking Language and Gender Research

Theory and Practice

By: Victoria Bergvall

Rethinking Language and Gender Research is the first book focusing on language and gender to explicitly challenge the dichotomy of female and male use of language. It represents a turning point in language and gender studies, addressing the political and social consequences of popular beliefs about women's language and men's language and proposing new ways of looking at language and gender. The essays take a fresh approach to the study of subjects such as language and sex and the use of language to produce and maintain power and prestige. Topics explored in this text include sex and the brain; the language of a rape hearing; teenage language; radio talk show exchanges; discourse strategies of African American women; political implications for language and gender studies; the relationship between sex and gender and the construction of identity through language. A useful introductory chapter sets the articles in context, explaining the relationships that exist between them, and full cross-referencing between articles and an extensive index allow for easy access to information. The interdisciplinary approach of the text, the wide-range of methodologies presented, and the comprehensive review of the current literature will make this book invaluable reading for all upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, sociolinguistics, gender and cultural studies.

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278

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Routledge

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1317889789

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9781317889786

The Black Watch

Fighting in the Frontline 1899-2006

By: Victoria Schofield

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The Black Watch

Fighting in the Frontline 1899-2006

By: Victoria Schofield

The heroic and inspiring story of the fortunes of the Black Watch, whose soldiers have distinguished themselves in theatres of war across the world. Formed into a regiment in 1739 and named for the dark tartan of its soldiers' kilts, The Black Watch has fought in almost every major conflict of nation and empire between 1745 and the present, and has a reputation second to none. Following on from The Highland Furies, in which she traced the regiment's history to 1899, Victoria Schofield tells the story of The Black Watch in the 20th and 21st centuries. She tracks its fortunes through the 2nd South African War, two World Wars, the 'troubles' in N Ireland and the war in Iraq – up to The Black Watch's merger with five other regiments to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. Drawing on diaries, letters and interviews, Victoria Schofield weaves the many strands of the story into an epic narrative of a heroic body of officers and men. In her sure hands, the story of The Black Watch is no arid recitation of campaigns and battle honours, but a rewarding account of the fortunes of war of a regiment that has played a distinguished role in British, and world, history.

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876

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1784979961

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9781784979966

Trollope

By: Victoria Glendinning

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Trollope

By: Victoria Glendinning

Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field.

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Random House

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1446418715

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9781446418710

Drawn from Life

Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New World

By: Victoria Dickenson

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Drawn from Life

Science and Art in the Portrayal of the New World

By: Victoria Dickenson

An illustrated archeology of the imagination that reveals how artists and writers from the late 16th to the early 19th century, most of whom had never seen North America, portrayed the natural history and landscape of North America to European readers.

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University of Toronto Press

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0802080731

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9780802080738

Book's by Victoria Collins

The Long Shadow of the Civil War

The Long Shadow of the Civil War

The Free State of Jones

The Free State of Jones

The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition

The Free State of Jones, Movie Edition

Crime Writing in Interwar Britain

Crime Writing in Interwar Britain

Pride and Prejudice Ii

Pride and Prejudice Ii

Encyclopedia of the British Novel

Encyclopedia of the British Novel

Texas Angel

Texas Angel

Serial Games

Serial Games

Rethinking Language and Gender Research

Rethinking Language and Gender Research

The Black Watch

The Black Watch

Trollope

Trollope

Drawn from Life

Drawn from Life

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