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Chaucer (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) represent one of the foundations of English literature. For this 1879 entry in the influential English Men of Letters series of …
Creating Citizenship in the Nineteenth-Century South
Explores the politics and meanings of citizenry and citizens' rights in the nineteenth-century American South: from the full citizenship of some white males to the partial …
O'reiley's Island
Thomas O'Reiley is nineteen years old when he is accused of murder and flees for his life from San Francisco in the late eighteen-hundreds. Seeking refuge on a merchant sailing …
Family and Succession Law in the USA
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this concise exposition and analysis of the essential elements of law with regard to family relations, …
Marriage and Same-Sex Unions
This book exemplifies the high quality of thoughtful discussion and debate that is possible on the issue of same-sex marriage. Authors are paired to address and respond to a …
Second Round
For thousands of years the immortal Gilgamesh has presided over the legendary Ur-Bar, witnessing history unfold from within its walls. Some days it is a rural tavern, others a …
Ancestors, Kin and Descendants of John Warden and Narcissa (Davis) Warden, His Wife
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Sir Henry Wotton (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
English author and diplomat Sir Henry Wotton (15681639) was secretary to the Earl of Essex and later became a favorite of King James I, who knighted him and appointed him …
Convicts, Coal, and the Banner Mine Tragedy
In the late 1870s, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the town of Elyton (near the future Birmingham) became the focus of a remarkable industrial and mining revolution. Together with …
American South and the Atlantic World
Most of the research on the South ties the region to the North, emphasizing racial binaries and outdated geographical boundaries, but The American South and the Atlantic World …