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The Long Shadow of Little Rock

by Daisy Bates ...

In 1957, the eyes of the world turned to a single high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, where nine young Black students walked through a gauntlet of hatred, National Guard bayonets, and screaming mobs to claim their constitutional right to an education. At the center of that storm stood Daisy Bates, journalist, activist, and fearless strategist, whose home became a command post, a sanctuary, and a ... Read more

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In 1957, the eyes of the world turned to a single high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, where nine young Black students walked through a gauntlet of hatred, National Guard bayonets, and screaming mobs to claim their constitutional right to an education. At the center of that storm stood Daisy Bates, journalist, activist, and fearless strategist, whose home became a command post, a sanctuary, and a
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The Passing of the Aborigines

A Lifetime spent among the Natives of Australia

by Daisy Bates ...

DAISY BATES: "As the years passed, I was more and more convinced that it was impossibleto leave these people, to be deaf to their appeal for human kindliness,and of the hopelessness of any movement except one of help and comfort tothe individual, and personal example. So savage and so simple, so muchastray and so utterly helpless were they, that somehow they became myresponsibility. All along the ... Read more

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DAISY BATES: "As the years passed, I was more and more convinced that it was impossibleto leave these people, to be deaf to their appeal for human kindliness,and of the hopelessness of any movement except one of help and comfort tothe individual, and personal example. So savage and so simple, so muchastray and so utterly helpless were they, that somehow they became myresponsibility. All along the
... Read more
The Passing of the Aborigines (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. An Early 20th-Century Ethnographic Memoir of Australian Indigenous Life, Frontier Encounters, and Outback Exploration

by Daisy Bates, Luna Watson, Luna Watson ...

The Passing of the Aborigines gathers Bates's newspaper pieces into a chronicle of Aboriginal life and colonial rupture across remote Australia. Mixing anecdotal reportage with ethnographic notes, it describes ceremonies, kinship, languages, illness, hunger, and policing. The Edwardian, rhetorical style and serialized, episodic form—shaped in part by Ernestine Hill—mark an interwar "salvage" ... Read more

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The Passing of the Aborigines gathers Bates's newspaper pieces into a chronicle of Aboriginal life and colonial rupture across remote Australia. Mixing anecdotal reportage with ethnographic notes, it describes ceremonies, kinship, languages, illness, hunger, and policing. The Edwardian, rhetorical style and serialized, episodic form—shaped in part by Ernestine Hill—mark an interwar "salvage"
... Read more
The Passing of the Aborigines

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Cultural Tapestry of Indigenous Australia

by Daisy Bates, Garrett Ewing ...

In "The Passing of the Aborigines," Daisy Bates presents a poignant and often painful chronicle of Indigenous Australian life in the early 20th century. Blending autobiographical elements with ethnographic observations, Bates captures the complexities of Aboriginal culture, spirituality, and the drastic changes imposed by colonial encroachment. Her prose is both lyrical and incisive, marked by a ... Read more

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In "The Passing of the Aborigines," Daisy Bates presents a poignant and often painful chronicle of Indigenous Australian life in the early 20th century. Blending autobiographical elements with ethnographic observations, Bates captures the complexities of Aboriginal culture, spirituality, and the drastic changes imposed by colonial encroachment. Her prose is both lyrical and incisive, marked by a
... Read more
The Long Shadow of Little Rock

A Memoir

by Daisy Bates ...

At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990’s Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her “the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time.” Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, couldn’t be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, ... Read more

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At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990’s Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her “the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time.” Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, couldn’t be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it,
... Read more
The Passing of the Aborigines (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Colonial-Era Memoir of Aboriginal Customs, Ooldea Life, and Nullarbor Ethnography

by Daisy Bates, Keira Dovewick ...

The Passing of the Aborigines is a hybrid work of memoir, travel narrative, and colonial ethnography, presenting Daisy Bates's decades of observations among Aboriginal communities in Western and South Australia. Written in a vivid, anecdotal style shaped by journalism and imperial-era anthropology, the book records customs, kinship practices, ceremonies, languages, and daily life, while also ... Read more

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The Passing of the Aborigines is a hybrid work of memoir, travel narrative, and colonial ethnography, presenting Daisy Bates's decades of observations among Aboriginal communities in Western and South Australia. Written in a vivid, anecdotal style shaped by journalism and imperial-era anthropology, the book records customs, kinship practices, ceremonies, languages, and daily life, while also
... Read more
The Long Shadow of Little Rock

A Memoir

by Daisy Bates, Eleanor Roosevelt, Clayborne Carson ...

At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990’s Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her "the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time." Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it, ... Read more

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At an event honoring Daisy Bates as 1990’s Distinguished Citizen then-governor Bill Clinton called her "the most distinguished Arkansas citizen of all time." Her classic account of the 1957 Little Rock School Crisis, The Long Shadow of Little Rock, couldn't be found on most bookstore shelves in 1962 and was banned throughout the South. In 1988, after the University of Arkansas Press reprinted it,
... Read more
The Passing of the Aborigines

Enriched edition.

by Daisy Bates, Cooper Black ...

In "The Passing of the Aborigines," Daisy Bates presents a compelling ethnographic exploration of Aboriginal Australian culture during the early 20th century. The book is a tapestry woven from Bates' extensive fieldwork, personal observations, and interviews, offering a vivid narrative that brings to life the customs, challenges, and resilience of Indigenous communities. Her literary style is both ... Read more

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In "The Passing of the Aborigines," Daisy Bates presents a compelling ethnographic exploration of Aboriginal Australian culture during the early 20th century. The book is a tapestry woven from Bates' extensive fieldwork, personal observations, and interviews, offering a vivid narrative that brings to life the customs, challenges, and resilience of Indigenous communities. Her literary style is both
... Read more
Knowing Him by Heart

African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

by Rodney O. Davis, Douglas L. Wilson, Michael Burlingame, Richard Carwardine, Edna Greene Medford, James Oakes, Matthew Pinsker0, Gerald J Prokopowicz1, John R Sellers2, Jennifer L Weber3, Frederick Douglass4, H. Ford Douglas5, Thomas Hamilton6, Robert Hamilton7, Jabez P Campbell8, Henry McNeal Turner9, Daniel Alexander Payne0, Henry Highland Garnet1, Philip A Bell2, Edward M Thomas3, Alfred P Smith4, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper5, George B Vashon6, Thomas Strother7, Ezra R Johnson8, Alexander T CPS9, James Smith0, Alexander T Augusta1, Jeremiah B Sanderson2, Osborne P Anderson3, Thomas Morris Chester4, James H Hudson5, John Proctor6, Robert Purvis7, Hannah Johnson8, Leonard A Grimes9, Jeremiah Asher0, John Willis Menard1, Henry African Civilization Society2, William Florville3, Henry Johnson4, Thomas R Street5, John H Morgan6, Mattild Burr7, Amos G Beman8, Richard H Cain9, Jean Baptiste Roudanez0, Arnold Bertonneau1, George E North Carolina Freedmen2, Don Carlos Rutter3, George E Stephens4, James W.C Pennington5, S.W. "Africano"6, Annie Davis7, S.W. Chase8, Sojourner Truth9, Martin Delany0, George Washington1, Isaac J Hill2, Alexander H Newton3, Jacob Thomas4, Angeline R Demby5, Henry O Wagoner6, George W Le Vere7, Elizabeth Keckley8, Paul Trevigne9, Thomas N.C Liverpool0, H Cordelia1, George Washington Williams2, Emmanuel K Love3, William S Scarborough4, John Mercer Langston5, Peter H Clark6, EWS Hammond7, Charles W Anderson8, Booker T Washington9, Harriet Tubman0, Julius F Taylor1, Ida B Wells-Barnett2, Paul Laurence Dunbar3, Elizabeth Thomas4, Archibald H Grimke5, Elizabeth Keckly6, William A Sinclair7, Jesse Max Barber8, Mary Church Terrell9, T. Thomas Fortune0, Reverdy C Ransom1, W. E. B Du Bois2, William Monroe Trotter3, Maude K Griffin4, Hightower T Kealing5, Silas X Floyd6, George L Knox7, Thomas S Inborden8, George W Henderson9, William Pickens00, Kelly Miller01, Etta M. T. Cottin02, John M Gandy03, Fred R Moore04, Sylvanie F Williams05, Harry C Smith06, James H Magee07, James L Curtis08, John W. E. Bowen Sr09, Cora J Ball10, Thomas Nelson Baker11, Josephine Silone Yates12, James Weldon Johnson13, William H Lewis14, John H Murphy Sr15, Robert R Wright Sr16, Theophile T Allain17, Oliva Ward Bush-Banks18, Richard W Gadsden19, Edward A Johnson20, Alice Dunbar-Nelson21, Hubert H Harrison22, Carter G Woodson23, Robert R Moton24, Georgia Douglas Johnson25, LANGSTON HUGHES26, Charles Chesnutt27, Walter White28, Lamar Perkins29, Samuel A Haynes30, William E Lilly31, Robert L Vann32, William Lloyd Imes33, Eugene Gordon34, Arthur W Mitchell35, Grace Evans36, Aaron H Payne37, Claude McKay38, Roscoe Conkling Simmons39, Joel A Rogers40, Mary McLeod Bethune41, John Hope Franklin42, Ella Baker43, Luther Porter Jackson44, Willard Townsend45, Ralph J Bunche46, Roy Wilkins47, Mordecai W Johnson48, Carl J Murphy49, Jackie Robinson50, Martin Luther King Jr51, Thurgood Marshall52, Edith Sampson53, Benjamin Quarles54, St. Clair Drake55, Charles H Wesley56, Daisy Bates57, Julius Malcolm X58, Gwendolyn Brooks59, Julius Lester60, Lerone Bennett Jr61, Henry Lee Moon62, John H Sengstacke63, Norman E. W. Hodges64, Arvarh E. Strickland65, Mary Frances Berry66, Vincent Harding67, Clarence Thomas68, Barbara Jeanne Fields69, Henry Louis Gates Jr70, Barack Obama71 ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the ... Read more

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Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the
... Read more

White House Confidential

The Little Book of Weird Presidential History

by Gregg Stebben, Austin Hill ...

An irreverent look at Presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failuresWere past presidents smarter, more honest, and better behaved that those we elect today? Don’t bet on it! White House Confidential shows that commanders-in-chief have been lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing from the days of the Founding Fathers. Focusing on the qualities that never made it into White House press ... Read more

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An irreverent look at Presidential foibles, follies, fibs, and moral failuresWere past presidents smarter, more honest, and better behaved that those we elect today? Don’t bet on it! White House Confidential shows that commanders-in-chief have been lying, cheating, stealing, and womanizing from the days of the Founding Fathers. Focusing on the qualities that never made it into White House press
... Read more
And There Was Light

Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

by Jon Meacham ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.“Meacham has given us the Lincoln for our time.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize • Longlisted for the Biographers ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.“Meacham has given us the Lincoln for our time.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize • Longlisted for the Biographers
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The Presidents

Noted Historians Rank America's Best--and Worst--Chief Executives

by Brian Lamb, Susan Swain ...

The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership.Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the ... Read more

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The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership.Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, their moral authority, and more. The crucible of the
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