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Freedom's Crescent

The Civil War and the Destruction of Slavery in the Lower Mississippi Valley

by John C. Rodrigue ...

Series series Cambridge Studies on the American South
The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South. Beginning with Lincoln's 1860 presidential election and concluding with the final ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Freedom's Crescent explores the four states of this region that ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South. Beginning with Lincoln's 1860 presidential election and concluding with the final ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, Freedom's Crescent explores the four states of this region that
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Reconstruction in the Cane Fields

From Slavery to Free Labor in Louisiana's Sugar Parishes, 1862--1880

by John C. Rodrigue ...

In Reconstruction in the Cane Fields, John C. Rodrigue examines emancipation and the difficult transition from slavery to free labor in one enclave of the South -- the cane sugar region of southern Louisiana. In contrast to the various forms of sharecropping and tenancy that replaced slavery in the cotton South, wage labor dominated the sugar industry. Rodrigue demonstrates that the special ... Read more

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In Reconstruction in the Cane Fields, John C. Rodrigue examines emancipation and the difficult transition from slavery to free labor in one enclave of the South -- the cane sugar region of southern Louisiana. In contrast to the various forms of sharecropping and tenancy that replaced slavery in the cotton South, wage labor dominated the sugar industry. Rodrigue demonstrates that the special
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Remembering the Memphis Massacre

An American Story

by Jim Downs, Carole Emberton, Timothy S. Huebner, Elizabeth L. Jemison, Andre E. Johnson, Kate Masur, K. Stephen Prince, Joseph Reidy, John Rodrigue, Hannah Rosen, Joshua D. Rothman, Julie Saville, Calvin Schermerhorn, Andrew Slap ...

On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. Changes wrought by the Civil War and African American emancipation sent long-standing racial, economic, cultural, class, and gender tensions rocketing to new heights. For three days, a mob of white men roamed through South Memphis, leaving a trail of ... Read more

$98.99 USD

On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. Changes wrought by the Civil War and African American emancipation sent long-standing racial, economic, cultural, class, and gender tensions rocketing to new heights. For three days, a mob of white men roamed through South Memphis, leaving a trail of
... Read more
Towards Sustainable Cities in Asia and the Middle East

Proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

Edited by Haşim Altan, John Calautit, Hassam Chaudhry, Fernanda Rodrigues ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This volume presents innovative work on innovative methods, tools and practices aimed at supporting the transition of Asian and Middle Eastern cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension. The role of the built and urban environment are becoming more pronounced in Asia and Middle East as the regions continues to experience rapid increase in population and urbanisation, which ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This volume presents innovative work on innovative methods, tools and practices aimed at supporting the transition of Asian and Middle Eastern cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension. The role of the built and urban environment are becoming more pronounced in Asia and Middle East as the regions continues to experience rapid increase in population and urbanisation, which
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Louisiana

A History

by Light Townsend Cummins, Judith Kelleher Schafer, Edward F. Haas, Michael L. Kurtz ...

Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America’s most colorful state.Since the appearance of the first edition of this classic text in 1984, Louisiana: A History has remained the best-loved and most ... Read more

$38.00 USD

Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America’s most colorful state.Since the appearance of the first edition of this classic text in 1984, Louisiana: A History has remained the best-loved and most
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Commons, Citizenship and Power

Reclaiming the Margins

by Fabrizio Barca, Sébastien Bourdin, Lowri Cunnington Wynn, Julie Froud, Paolo Gerbaudo, Ayhan Kaya, Alexandros Kioupkiolis, Anna Krasteva, Danny MacKinnon, Jean-Louis Marin-Lamellet, Sarah McKinley, Andrea Membretti, Andy Pike, Stella Rodrigues Lallement, John Tomaney, André Torre, Karel Williams, Sanne Velthuis ...

Series series Civil Society and Social Change
Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to vilify the powerless, polarising city and rural areas and sparking such shocking events as the US insurrection on 6th January 2021.This interdisciplinary book argues for a politics of representativity and accountability to help transform people’s experiences, showing that where ... Read more

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Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to vilify the powerless, polarising city and rural areas and sparking such shocking events as the US insurrection on 6th January 2021.This interdisciplinary book argues for a politics of representativity and accountability to help transform people’s experiences, showing that where
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ABRACADABRA

by Thaddeus Hutyra, Ieva Rasmussen, Alexandra H. Rodrigues, John Anthony Fingleton ...

The Poetry Universe is a forum for poetsand writers on Facebook, created in 2014.Members include experienced poets and beginningpoets stepping into the poetry community.Our authors span the globe, and some poemsare translated into English to reach a wider audience.My goal, as the forum’s founder, was to createa group whose spirit consists of total writingfree... ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The Poetry Universe is a forum for poetsand writers on Facebook, created in 2014.Members include experienced poets and beginningpoets stepping into the poetry community.Our authors span the globe, and some poemsare translated into English to reach a wider audience.My goal, as the forum’s founder, was to createa group whose spirit consists of total writingfree...
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Introduction to the Study of Religion

by Hillary P. Rodrigues, John S. Harding ...

Why do people study religion? How have they studied it in the past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion the same as religious education? These and many other questions are addressed in this engaging introduction to the discipline of religious studies. Topics include:Definitions of religionPerspectives in the study and teaching of religionHow religion began to be ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Why do people study religion? How have they studied it in the past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion the same as religious education? These and many other questions are addressed in this engaging introduction to the discipline of religious studies. Topics include:Definitions of religionPerspectives in the study and teaching of religionHow religion began to be
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Laugh Out Loud

Collection of Poems

by Coen van der Wolf, Garima Kumari, Ryan Files, Megan Leigh, Mike Ball, Shiela Scott, Makenzie Ozycz, Tom Squitieri, Lewis Siragusa, John Muldowney, Katryn Broadoak, Sophia Bourne, Stuart Forrest, Olivya Hogan, Carl "Papa"Palmer, Jackson Timmer, Robert Gold, Alan Keith, Rebecca Rodrigues, Maria Carrera, John Miller, Jennifer Coss, Jared Pearce, Adrienne Christian, Rich Glinnen, Linda Castronovo, Dexter Simpson, Lauren Fregia, Ryan McCabe, Suzanne Eaton, Michael Troutman, Eugene Anthony Garone, Max McCoubrey, Cathy BLUE, Lisa Delan, Eilian John, Saumya Verma, Daniella Lepri, K.T.Reid, Hunter Casperson ...

Talking of Dirty Laundry, Dates and “Noguchi” …Laugh Out Loud: A Collection of Funny PoemsIf you are determined to stay cool, and positive and survive the negativity of the news and people around you, then this is the book for you, read it and allow yourself to feel healthy emotional changes from the inside out to relieve stress, feel motivated, and find the bright side in any situation fast ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Talking of Dirty Laundry, Dates and “Noguchi” …Laugh Out Loud: A Collection of Funny PoemsIf you are determined to stay cool, and positive and survive the negativity of the news and people around you, then this is the book for you, read it and allow yourself to feel healthy emotional changes from the inside out to relieve stress, feel motivated, and find the bright side in any situation fast
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ― Pain

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Patrick Branwell Bronte, Charles Sorley, Khalil Gibran, William Morris, Edna St Vincent Millay, Ivor Gurney, John Jay Thompson, Edith Wharton, William Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, Edgar Allan Poe0, John Keats1 ...

Narrated by Marcus D'Amico2, Marcus D'Amico3, Tania Rodrigues4 ...

Unabridged

21 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A
... Read more

Reconstruction Updated Edition

America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-18

by Eric Foner ...

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white ... Read more

$18.99 USD

From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white
... Read more
My Face Is Black Is True

Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations

by Mary Frances Berry ...

Acclaimed historian Mary Frances Berry resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House who, seventy years before the civil-rights movement, demanded reparations for ex-slaves. A widowed Nashville washerwoman and mother of five, House (1861-1928) went on to fight for African American pensions based on those offered to Union soldiers, brilliantly targeting $68 million in taxes on seized ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Acclaimed historian Mary Frances Berry resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House who, seventy years before the civil-rights movement, demanded reparations for ex-slaves. A widowed Nashville washerwoman and mother of five, House (1861-1928) went on to fight for African American pensions based on those offered to Union soldiers, brilliantly targeting $68 million in taxes on seized
... Read more

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