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  • The Development of the English Novel

    by Wilbur L. Cross ...
    The Development of the English Novel by Wilbur L. Cross is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of one of literature's most enduring and influential forms. Tracing the evolution of the English novel from its earliest roots to its mature expression, Cross examines the cultural, social, and artistic forces that shaped this dynamic literary tradition.With meticulous research and insightful ... Read more

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  • Connecticut Yankee

    An Autobiography

    by Wilbur L. Cross ...
    Equal parts nostalgic, witty, self-serving, and frank, Connecticut Yankee is an entertaining and informative memoir of the state and a scholar who shaped it. Connecticut native, Yale graduate, Yale professor and dean, and finally, unlikely Governor of the State of Connecticut during the crucial Depression years, Wilbur L. Cross’ s autobiography tells a great American story.As a Yale professor, a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Anatahan: Lost Survivors of the Island of the Living Dead

    by Wilbur Cross, George W. Feise, Jr. ...
    Merriam Press Historical Fiction. Anatahan is a small island in the Marianas that during World War II during World War II. This is a semi-fictionalized account of the trials and tribulations of life on a deserted island, while a major war rages throughout the surrounding area. The island was populated with a few natives and two Japanese couples assigned to oversee the island’s coconut plantation ... Read more

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  • Gullah Culture in America

    by Eric Crawford, Wilbur Cross ...
    A history of the rich culture of the Gullah people–a story of upheaval, endurance, and survival in the Lowcountry of the American South.Gullah Culture in America chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of the American South. This book, written for the general public, chronicles the arrival of enslaved West Africans to the sea ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Penn Center

    A History Preserved

    by Orville Vernon Burton, Wilbur Cross ...
    The Gullah people of St. Helena Island still relate that their people wanted to “catch the learning” after northern abolitionists founded Penn School in 1862, less than six months after the Union army captured the South Carolina sea islands. In this broad history Orville Vernon Burton and Wilbur Cross range across the past 150 years to reacquaint us with the far-reaching impact of a place where ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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