In June 1867, the San Francisco Elevator-one of the nation's premier black weekly newspapers during Reconstruction-began publishing articles by a Californian calling herself -Ann J. Trask- and later -Semper Fidelis.- Her name was Jennie Carter (1830-1881), and the Elevator would print her essays, columns, and poems for seven years. Carter probably spent her early life in New Orleans, New York, and Wisconsin, but by the time she wrote her -Always Faithful- columns for the newspaper, she was in Nevada County, California. Her work considers California and national politics,...
In June 1867, the San Francisco Elevator-one of the nation's premier black weekly newspapers during Reconstruction-began publishing articles by...
Winner 2010 EBSCOhost / Research Society for American Periodicals Book Prize Honorable Mention 2010 Thomas J. Lyon Book Award, Western Literature Association
In January of 1861, on the eve of both the Civil War and the rebirth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's Christian Recorder, John Mifflin Brown wrote to the paper praising its editor Elisha Weaver: "It takes our Western boys to lead off. I am
proud of your paper."
Weaver's story, though, like many of the contributions of early black literature outside of...
Winner 2010 Outstanding Academic Title Choice
Winner 2010 EBSCOhost / Research Society for American Periodicals Book Prize Honorable Mentio...
In June 1867, the San Francisco Elevator-one of the nation's premier black weekly newspapers during Reconstruction-began publishing articles by a Californian calling herself -Ann J. Trask- and later -Semper Fidelis.- Her name was Jennie Carter (1830-1881), and the Elevator would print her essays, columns, and poems for seven years.
Carter probably spent her early life in New Orleans, New York, and Wisconsin, but by the time she wrote her -Always Faithful- columns for the newspaper, she was in Nevada County, California. Her work considers California and national...
In June 1867, the San Francisco Elevator-one of the nation's premier black weekly newspapers during Reconstruction-began publishing articles...
Originally published in 1896, this novel reveals an African American community of individuals dedicated to education, journalism, fraternal organizations, and tireless work serving the needs of those abandoned by the political process of the white world.
Originally published in 1896, this novel reveals an African American community of individuals dedicated to education, journalism, fraternal organizati...
Winner 2010 EBSCOhost / Research Society for American Periodicals Book Prize Honorable Mention 2010 Thomas J. Lyon Book Award, Western Literature Association
In January of 1861, on the eve of both the Civil War and the rebirth of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's Christian Recorder, John Mifflin Brown wrote to the paper praising its editor Elisha Weaver: "It takes our Western boys to lead off. I am
proud of your paper."
Weaver's story, though, like many of the contributions of early black literature outside of...
Winner 2010 Outstanding Academic Title Choice
Winner 2010 EBSCOhost / Research Society for American Periodicals Book Prize Honorable Mentio...
Black Print Unbound explores the development of the Christian Recorder during and just after the American Civil War. As a study of the African Methodist Episcopal Church newspaper and so of a periodical with national reach among free African Americans, Black Print Unbound is at once a massive recovery effort of a publication by African Americans for African Americans, a consideration of the nexus of African Americanist inquiry and print culture studies, and an intervention in the study of literatures of the Civil War, faith communities, and periodicals.
Black Print Unbound explores the development of the Christian Recorder during and just after the American Civil War. As a study of t...
Black Print Unbound explores the development of the Christian Recorder during and just after the American Civil War. As a study of the African Methodist Episcopal Church newspaper and so of a periodical with national reach among free African Americans, Black Print Unbound is at once a massive recovery effort of a publication by African Americans for African Americans, a consideration of the nexus of African Americanist inquiry and print culture studies, and an intervention in the study of literatures of the Civil War, faith communities, and periodicals.
Black Print Unbound explores the development of the Christian Recorder during and just after the American Civil War. As a study of t...
The XIII Legion series is a hard-hitting thrill ride. Gardner knows the turf and realizes evil comes in many forms. Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times Bestselling author of Where It Hurts Evil comes in many forms, Gabriel Willis missed the warning signs of its imminent arrival. As a result, blood, pain and misery are now his unwanted companions. A loving father, devoted husband, and former soldier, he no longer leads a normal life. After being arrested, falsely accused of terrorism and tortured, he discovers his family has been kidnapped. The madman responsible has handed him the complicated...
The XIII Legion series is a hard-hitting thrill ride. Gardner knows the turf and realizes evil comes in many forms. Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Time...
Promises of peace, stability and happiness are lies...war is coming. The thin veil that separates the demonic hordes from humanity has torn open. For Gabriel and his small group their race from Afghanistan is nearing its end. However, darkness and fate will not give up so easily. Even though Gabriel cannot see what evil lurks around the next corner he knows that ultimately all great moments are born of sacrifice. Meanwhile, in the quiet reaches of the American Northwest, Detective James must solve a string of ritualistic murders before they kill again. His moral conviction driven to the edge...
Promises of peace, stability and happiness are lies...war is coming. The thin veil that separates the demonic hordes from humanity has torn open. For ...
