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Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864
On May 3, 1861, Illinois Governor Richard Yates appointed a Mexican War veteran with Democratic sympathies and southern ties to be chief mustering officer at Camp Yates in …
Italian Crime Fiction in the Era of the Anti-Mafia Movement
Over the last three decades, Italian crime fiction has demonstrated a trend toward a much higher level of realism and complexity. The origins of the New Italian Epic, as it has …
Chretien de Troyes and the Dawn of Arthurian Romance
During the late 12th century, the Arthurian legends first took their form in the imagination of French-speaking romancers. Foremost among these poets was the great Chretien de …
Screening Charles Dickens
Among professional storytellers whose works have been adapted for cinematic dramatization, mid-19th century English novelist Charles Dickens stands in a class of his own. In …
The Afterlife of Adam Smith
Mark Twain once quipped that a classic is a book that no one reads. This definition fits to a tee Adam Smith's timeless work, The Wealth of Nations, published in 1776 on the eve of …
Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864
On May 3, 1861, Illinois Governor Richard Yates appointed a Mexican War veteran with Democratic sympathies and southern ties to be chief mustering officer at Camp Yates in …
Perpetua of Carthage
This book studies the life and times of Saint Perpetua, Saint Felicity and their companions, all martyred at Carthage in 203 A.D. Unlike most early Christian saints, whose lives …
The Stille Reaction
A guide to making optimal use of one of the most important tools available to today's synthetic organic chemist Compatible with virtually all functional groups without protection …
Saint James the Greater in History, Art and Culture
Among the 12 disciples of Jesus, perhaps none has inspired more magnificent art--as well as political upheaval--than Saint James the Greater. Portrayed in the New Testament as part …
Man Writes Dog
Over the millennia, many great writers, from Pliny and Plutarch to C.S. Lewis and John Steinbeck, have addressed diverse canine themes in their work, usually in a broader, human …
De Vere as Shakespeare
The question may be met with chagrin by traditionalists, but the identity of the Bard is not definitely decided. During the 20th century, Edward de Vere, the most flamboyant of the …
German Cabaret Legacy in American Popular Music
The stylistic remnants of cabaret music from Weimar-era Germany are all around us. During the 20th century, its most prominent American exponents were the Germans Marlene Dietrich …