Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'
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Using Mary Musgrove's life as a narrative thread, Steven Hahn explores the connected histories of the Creek Indians and the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia.
Michener’s first novel, <em>Tales of the South Pacific</em>, won the Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein used it as the basis for the Broadway musical <em>South Pacific</em>, which also won the Pulitzer. How this all came to be is the subject of Stephen May’s <em>Michener’s South Pacific</em>.
Most people have never imagined the often dicey, comical, and sometimes bizarre job of a Florida game warden. Lee's fascinating memoir reveals the danger and the humor in the unsung exploits of game wardens.<div><br /></div>
While mortuary ruins have long fascinated archaeologists and art historians interested in the cultures of the Near East and eastern Mediterranean, the human skeletal remains contained in the tombs of this region have garnered less attention. In <em>Bioarchaeology and Behavior</em>, Megan Perry presents a collection of essays that aim a spotlight on the investigation of the ancient inhabitants of the circum-Mediterranean area.
A harrowing true story of capture, torture, shipwreck, and survival
Delves into the maelstrom of Florida politics where Bush rose to power to become an unstoppable force in state and national politics.
Powerful, mesmerizing narrative of the life of an African-born slave