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In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz
$26.95 Add to cartThe beginnings of jazz and the story of Charles “Buddy” Bolden (1877-1931) are inextricably intertwined. Just after the turn of the century, New Orleanians could often hear Bolden’s powerful horn from
- Author: Marquis, Donald M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01, 2005
- ISBN10: 0807130931
- Language: English
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Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (Revised)
$34.95 Add to cartConsidering the course his life took, one might wonder how Zachary Taylor ever came to be elected the twelfth president of the United States. According to K. Jack Bauer, Taylor “was and remains an eni
- Series: Southern Biography
- Author: Bauer, K. Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: August 01, 1993
- ISBN10: 0807118516
- Language: English
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Double Effect: Poems
$20.95 Add to cartMartha Serpas’s Double Effect reimagines a principle first outlined by St. Thomas Aquinas in Summa Theologica, which considers whether an action is morally permissible if it causes harm while bringin
- Series: Barataria Poetry
- Author: Serpas, Martha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: August 19 2020
- ISBN10: 0807172758
- Language: English
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A Scar Where Goodbyes Are Written: An Anthology of Venezuelan Poets in Chile
$39.95 Add to cartBronze medal winner of the International Latino Book Awards Best Poetry Anthology
A Scar Where Goodbyes Are Written is a bilingual anthology of poetry written by fifteen Venezuelan poets who are curre- Author: Brunson, David M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: February 08 2023
- ISBN10: 0807179191
- Language: English
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Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics
$24.95 Add to cartWith both an entertainer’s eye and a social scientist’s rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana’s politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state’s well-
- Author: Parent, Wayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 0807131989
- Language: English
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The Afflicted Girls
$19.95 Add to cartTwenty individuals were executed and more than 150 imprisoned. The historical body of evidence that remains from the Salem witch trials of 1692 touched the hands, mind, and imagination of poet Nicole … [more below]
- Author: Cooley, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0807129461
- Language: English
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Passing Through Customs: New & Selected Poems
$21.95 Add to cart- Author: Ruark, Gibbons
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0807123625
- Language: English
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Lincoln’s Unfinished Work: The New Birth of Freedom from Generation to Generation
$49.95 Add to cartIn his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that the nation’s sacrifices during the Civil War would lead to a “new birth of freedom.” Lincoln’s Unfinished Work analyzes how the United States h
- Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
- Author: Burton, Orville Vernon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0807176761
- Language: English
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The Party Is Over: The New Louisiana Politics
$39.95 Add to cartFor decades, the Louisiana political scene has been a source of interest and intrigue for scholars and casual observers alike. In recent years, the state’s political, economic, and environmental chall
- Author: Maloyed, Christie L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 16, 2022
- ISBN10: 0807176583
- Language: English
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Saint Agnostica: Poems
$20.95 Add to cartSaint Agnostica is the final work of Anya Krugovoy Silver, a poet celebrated for her incisive writing about illness, motherhood, and Christian faith. The poems in this collection dance between opposit… [more below]
- Author: Silver, Anya Krugovoy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 080717565X
- Language: English
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Glance: Poems
$19.95 Add to cartGlance, the second collection of poetry by Chanda Feldman, explores the experiences of a Black and white and Jewish American family that moves abroad to find respite from contemporary racial violence.
- Author: Feldman, Chanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: August 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0807182478
- Language: English
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The Cachoeira Tales and Other Poems
$19.95 Add to cartSoaring images, rhythmic language, and wry humor come together in these three narrative poems that explore travel from an African American historical and social perspective. A cab ride turns into an a
- Author: Nelson, Marilyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0807130648
- Language: English
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Invention of the Wilderness: Poems
$20.95 Add to cartIn Invention of the Wilderness, Bruce Bond explores the wilderness as a spiritual, psychological, and ecological realm–a territory that, depending on our tolerances and affections, calls out for ord… [more below]
- Author: Bond, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: October 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0807177962
- Language: English
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Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War
$39.95 Add to cartBased on years of exhaustive and meticulous research, David C. Keehn’s study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sou
- Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
- Author: Keehn, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 29 2023
- ISBN10: 0807179531
- Language: English
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A Scrap in the Blessings Jar: New and Selected Poems
$29.95 Add to cartA Scrap in the Blessings Jar, a volume of new and selected poems by David Bottoms, captures the evolution of the poet’s spiritual quest over the past fifty years. A native and longtime resident of Geo… [more below]
- Series: Southern Messenger Poets
- Author: Bottoms, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0807180319
- Language: English
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Larvae of the Nearest Stars: Poems
$19.95 Add to cartLarvae of the Nearest Stars offers deeply serious verse that packs profound emotional and spiritual power while encouraging readers to laugh out loud. Catherine W. Carter’s quirky, accessible poems br… [more below]
- Series: Sea Cliff Fund
- Author: Carter, Catherine W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: October 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0807169889
- Language: English
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Spectacular Wickedness: Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans
$34.95 Add to cartFrom 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural milieu and complex social structure o
- Author: Landau, Emily Epstein
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 21, 2018
- ISBN10: 0807169269
- Language: English
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Bourbon Street: A History
$49.95 Add to cartNew Orleans is a city of many storied streets, but only one conjures up as much unbridled passion as it does fervent hatred, simultaneously polarizing the public while drawing millions of visitors a y
- Author: Campanella, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 05 2014
- ISBN10: 0807155055
- Language: English
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Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans
$29.95 Add to cartThe literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For book
- Author: Larson, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0807153079
- Language: English
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Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher
$29.95 Add to cartP>The only comprehensive account of the Battle of Fort Fisher and the basis for the television documentary Confederate Goliath, Rod Gragg’s award-winning book chronicles in detail one of the most dram
- Author: Gragg, Rod
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 15, 2006
- ISBN10: 0807131520
- Language: English
