Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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Reptiles and Amphibians of the Southern Pine Woods

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Borderland Narratives: Negotiation and Accommodation in North Americas Contested Spaces, 15001850

<p>Broadening the idea of &ldquo;borderlands&rdquo; beyond its traditional geographic meaning, this volume features new ways of characterizing the political, cultural, religious, and racial fluidity of early America.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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The <i>Gideon</i> Case: Inside the Supreme Court's Historic Right to Counsel Decision

This book offers an unparalleled history of the pivotal legal battle that established the right to a public defender and reshaped the American justice system, written by the lawyer who argued and lost the case before the Supreme Court.

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The Archaeology of Gender in Historic America

From domestic spaces to the public square, Deborah Rotman contextualizes gender and the associated social relationships from the colonial period through the twentieth century.

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Humor and the Eccentric Text in Puerto Rican Literature

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Perspectives on American Dance: The Twentieth Century

<p>The two volumes of <em>Perspectives on American Dance</em> are the first anthologies in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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Nexus of Empire: Negotiating Loyalty and Identity in the Revolutionary Borderlands, 1760s1820s

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The Seedtime, the Work, and the Harvest: New Perspectives on the Black Freedom Struggle in America

<p>This volume expands the chronology and geography of the black freedom struggle beyond the traditional emphasis on the old South and the years between 1954 and 1968.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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History of Andersonville Prison, revised edition

Examines diaries and firsthand accounts of prisoners, guards, and officers, and both Confederate and Federal government records (including the transcript of the trial of Capt. Henry Wirz, the alleged "fiend of Andersonville").

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The Seneca Restoration, 17151754: An Iroquois Local Political Economy

By combining archaeological data grounded in the material culture of the Seneca Townley-Read site with historical documents, Jordan answers larger questions about the Seneca's cultural sustainability and durability in an era of intense colonial pressures. He offers a detailed reconstruction of daily life in the Seneca community and demonstrates that they were extremely selective about which aspects of European material culture, plant and animal species, and lifeways they allowed into their territory.