Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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Hard Labor and Hard Time: Florida's "Sunshine Prison" and Chain Gangs

A history of continuity and change in Florida's state prison system between 1910 and 1957, exploring conditions at the state prison farm at Raiford (the third largest prison farm in the South at this time) as well as in the chain gangs and road prisons.

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Darwin's Illness

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Spies and Shuttles: NASA's Secret Relationships with the DoD and CIA

In this real life spy saga, James E. David reveals the extensive and largely hidden interactions between NASA and U.S. defense and intelligence departments.

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Surrounded on Three Sides

Hiaasenesque, classic reprint of a 1958 satire of the early days of Florida development. The protagonist, a NY City PR man seeking peace in Florida, uses his PR skills to "unsell" Florida & discourage tourists, investors, & developers away forever.

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Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida

From New Spain, to Old South, to New South, to Sunbelt, the story of how and why millions have come to Florida and influenced the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. 52 b&w and 6 color photos, 4 maps.

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History and Approaches to Heritage Studies

<em></em><em>History and Approaches to Heritage Studies&nbsp;</em>explores the historical development of cultural heritage theory and practice, as well as current issues in the field. It brings together &nbsp;archaeologists who are deeply engaged with a range of stakeholders in heritage management and training.

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The Creek

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Before Daybreak: "After the Race" and the Origins of Joyce's Art

C&oacute;il&iacute;n Owens shows that "After the Race" is much more than a story about Dublin at the time of the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup Race: in reality, it is a microcosm of some of the issues most central to Joycean scholarship.

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Frontiers of Colonialism

Bringing together case studies of prehistoric and historic sites from Western and non-Western contexts, including China, the Philippines, the Pacific, Egypt, and elsewhere, <em>Frontiers of Colonialism</em> makes the surprising claim that colonialism can and should be compared across radically different time periods and locations.