Overview :Henry James called Fanny Kemble's autobiography "one of the most animated autobiographies in the language." Born into the first family of th... Read More
Overview :"This engaging, wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a triumph." --Doris Kearns Goodwin Cathe... Read More
Overview :A fascinating series that examines the causes and consequences of one of the deadliest conflicts in our country's history.More than 3 millio... Read More
Overview :Nine killed in Charleston church shooting. White supremacists demonstrate in Charlottesville. Monuments decommissioned in New Orleans and Ch... Read More
Overview :The life stories of two pivotal figures in American history--Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth--are explored in this powerful text paired w... Read More
Overview :A British stage star turned Georgia plantation mistress, Fanny Kemble is perhaps best remembered as a critic of slavery--and an influential ... Read More
Overview :No American needs to be told that the Civil War brought the United States to a critical juncture in its history. The war changed forever the... Read More
Overview :Celebrated for her courageous exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-c... Read More
Overview :In Stepdaughters of History, noted scholar Catherine Clinton reflects on the roles of women as historical actors within the field of Civil W... Read More
Overview :Combining period photographs and illustrations with documentary sources, this work relates the story of southern women during the American C... Read More
Overview :This pioneering study of the much-mythologized Southern belle offers the first serious look at the lives of white women and their harsh and ... Read More