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Books by publisher "University Of Alabama"
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Gene J Crediford
[Paperback 2009]
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When DeSoto (in 1540) and later Juan Pardo (in 1567) marched through what was known as the province of Cofitachequi (which covered the southern part of today's North Carolina and most of South Carolina), the native population was estimated at well over 18,000. Most shared a common Catawba language, enabling... more
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William H Nulty
[Paperback 1994]
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This collection of 15 essays assesses the work of the women of the third generation of Southern writers. Among the authors examined are Alice Walker, Maya Angelou and Margaret Walker.... more
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Edward Flanders Ricketts ,
Warren W Hassler ,
Katharine A Rodger
[Paperback 2003]
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Alberta Turner
[Paperback 1983]
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William M Leary
[Paperback 1984]
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This volume pulls together a core collection of documents pertaining to the CIA. Leary's introduction provides an overview and chronology of the US intelligence operations from the American Revolution through to World War II, and places the documents in proper perspective.... more
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Perry D Jamieson
[Paperback 2004]
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This examination of United States army tactics, from 1865 to 1899, is concerned with topics such as the dominance of the tactical defensive, which had emerged during the Civil War. This led to the production of the army's first true tactical manual in 1891, known as the Leavenworth. Weapons improved... more
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Robert J Jakeman
[Paperback 1996]
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The continued attention of African Americans in the military, the growing interest of the community in aviation, and the birth of civil rights as a major issue led to the setting up of flight training for black pilots in Alabama. This book covers this struggle for justice and equal opportunities.... more
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Ronald Berman
[Paperback 2002, 2nd Edition]
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Both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway came into their own in the 1920s and did some of their best writing during that decade. In a series of interrelated essays, Ronald Berman considers an array of novels and short stories by both authors within the context of the decade's popular... more
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Peggy Champlin
[Paperback 2003]
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This is a biography of Raphael Pumpelly, one of America's most noted economic geologists, who contributed to growing industrialisation's need for expert evaluation of the nation's resources. It also covers his wide-ranging scientific interests.... more
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Anita Smith
[2000]
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Carl Carmer
[Paperback 2000]
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This work recounts Carmer's arrival in Alabama in the late 1920s, his exploration of the state, its people, customs and racial violence. The scene described is one of Baptist foot-washings, lynchings and plantation mansions.... more
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Charles Arthur Willard
[Paperback 2003]
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Joseph H Udelson
[Paperback 1982]
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Reniel Rodriguez Ramos
[Paperback 2010]
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Wayne Flynt
[Paperback 2001, 2nd Edition]
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The phrase "poor but proud" aptly describes many white Alabamians who settled the state and persisted through time. During the antebellum years, poor whites developed a distinctive culture on the perlphery of the cotton belt. As herdsmen, subsistence farmers, mill workers, and miners, they flourished in a society more renowned... more
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M Jay Stottman ,
Jodi A Barnes ,
Robert C Chidester
[Paperback 2011]
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In this volume, Stottman and his colleagues examine the various ways in which archaeologists can and do use their research to forge a partnership with the past and guide the ongoing dialogue between the archaeological record and the various contemporary stakeholders. They draw inspiration and guidance from applied anthropology, social... more
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Jon Bernard Marcoux
[Paperback 2010]
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The late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries were an extremely turbulent time for southeastern American Indian groups. This volume examines issues of culture contact and social identity by exploring how this chaotic period played out in the daily lives of Cherokee households, especially those excavated at the Townsend site in eastern Tennessee.... more
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James W Hagy
[Paperback 2003]
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"This Happy Land" charts the history of the Jewish community in Charleston, South Carolina, from the arrival of the first Jewish settlers in the 1690s until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.... more
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Clarence Cason ,
J E Rice ,
Wayne Flynt
[Paperback 2001, 2nd Edition]
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This second reprint edition of a classic work on southern culture will allow a new generation of readers to enjoy Cason's observant, graceful writing.... more
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Glenn Feldman ,
Patricia Sullivan ,
Andrew M Manis
[Paperback 2004]
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"Before Brown" details the ferment in civil rights that took place across the South before the momentous "Brown vs. Board of Education" decision in 1954. This collection refutes the notion that the movement began with the Supreme Court decision, and suggests, rather, that the movement originated in the 1930s and... more
