With "Alexander Robey Shepherd, " John P. Richardson gives us the first full-length biography of his subject, who as Washington, D.C. s, public works czar (1871 74) built the infrastructure of the nation s capital in a few frenetic years after the Civil War. The story of Shepherd is also the story of his hometown after that cataclysm, which left the city with churned-up streets, stripped of its trees, and exhausted.

With Alexander Robey Shepherd, John P. Richardson gives us the first full-length biography of his subject, who as Washington, D.C. s, public works czar (1871 74) built the infrastructure of the nation s capital in a few frenetic years after the Civil War. The story of Shepherd is also the story of his hometown after that cataclysm, which left the city with churned-up streets, stripped of its trees, and exhausted.
An intrepid businessman, Shepherd became president of Washington s lower house of delegates at twenty-seven. Garrulous and politically astute, he used every lever to...

The first comprehensive collection on Hong Kong neo-noir cinema, this book examines the way Hong Kong has developed its own unique version of noir since the late 1940s, while drawing upon and enriching global neo-noir cinemas. With a range of contributions from established and emerging scholars, this book illuminates the origins of Hong Kong neo-noir, its styles and contemporary manifestations, and its connection to mainland China before and after the 1997 Handover.
Case studies include classics such as The Wild, Wild Rose (1960) and more recent films like Full Alert...