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  • A Kut Prisoner

    In the book, Bishop recounts the hardships he faced as a prisoner, including the brutal conditions of captivity, the deprivation of food and water, the harsh treatment by guards, and the overall psychological and physical toll of being held in a foreign prison camp. The memoir paints a vivid picture of the daily struggles of a POW during World War I, from the intense heat of the Mesopotamian ... Read more

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  • The World of Millinery: 5 Classic Books on Hat Craftsmanship

    Straw Hats, The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing, A Treatise on Hat-Making and Felting, Make Your Own Hats, Men's Sewed Straw Hats, etc.

    The World of Millinery: 5 Classic Books on Hat Craftsmanship offers a captivating exploration into the age-old art of hat-making, weaving together a rich tapestry of techniques, styles, and historical contexts. This anthology presents a diverse array of literary styles and instructional methodologies, ranging from traditional handcraft techniques to innovative design concepts that have shaped the ... Read more

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  • Building the American Republic, Volume 1

    A Narrative History to 1877

    Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take care to integrate varied scholarly perspectives and work to engage a diverse readership by addressing what we all share: membership in a democratic republic, with joint claims on its self-governing ... Read more

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  • A Kut Prisoner

    Series series The World At War
    Excerpt: "TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE BRITISH AND INDIAN OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE KUT GARRISON WHO HAVE SUFFERED AND DIED IN CAPTIVITY THIS BOOK IS REVERENTLY DEDICATED" ... Read more

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  • A Kut Prisoner

    Reflections of Struggle and Resilience in a War-Torn World

    In 'A Kut Prisoner,' Harry Coghill Watson Bishop crafts a poignant narrative that intertwines personal anguish with broader historical themes, immersing readers in the harrowing experiences of a British soldier captured during the ill-fated Siege of Kut in World War I. Written with clarity and emotional depth, Bishop's prose mirrors the bleak yet resolute spirit of the time, presenting a vivid ... Read more

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  • The Hero of Budapest

    The Triumph and Tragedy of Raoul Wallenberg

    Translated by Harry D. Watson ...
    The story of Raoul Wallenberg - the Swedish businessman who, at immense personal risk, rescued many of Budapest's Jews from the Holocaust and subsequently disappeared into the Soviet prison system - is one of the most fascinating episodes of World War II. Yet the complete story of his life and fate can only be told now - and for the first time in this book - following access to the Russian and ... Read more

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  • The Oprah Phenomenon

    Her image is iconic: Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. No longer just a name, "Oprah" has become a brand representing the talk show host's unique style of self-actualizing individualism. The cultural and economic power wielded by Winfrey merits critical evaluation. The contributors to The Oprah Phenomenon examine the origins of her public ... Read more

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  • The Nobel Family

    Swedish Geniuses in Tsarist Russia

    Translated by Harry D. Watson ...
    THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARThis absorbing collective biography of the genius Nobel family reveals how the Nobels' business and personal lives were fundamentally intertwined with the histories of Sweden and Russia, as well as the economic and entrepreneurial development of Europe in the long 19th century.The name Nobel is mainly associated with the Nobel prize. However, Alfred Nobel ... Read more

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  • The Oprah Phenomenon

    "Excellent essays" on a business empire, a cultural phenomenon, and the nature of the extraordinary bond between Oprah Winfrey and her fans ( Journal of Social History).Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. No longer just a name, "Oprah" has become a brand representing a unique style of self-actualizing individualism. The cultural and economic ... Read more

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  • Southern Cultures

    Volume 20: Number 2 – Summer 2014 Issue

    Edited by Harry L. Watson, Jocelyn Neal ...
    Southern Cultures Volume 20: Number 1 – Summer 2014Table of ContentsFront Porchby Jocelyn R. Neal“One of the challenges—and, simultaneously, deep pleasures—of studying the South is that the disciplinary walls of the academy neither contain nor constrain the work.”Rewriting ElizabethA Life Lost (and Found) in the Annals of Bryce Mental Hospitalby Lindsay Byron“Her name was never to be spoken. Even ... Read more

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  • Southern Cultures: Remembering the Civil War Issue

    Volume 19: Number 3 – Fall 2013 Issue

    Edited by Harry L. Watson, Jocelyn Neal ...
    Our Fall 2013 special issue commemorates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Featuring essays on the birth of photojournalism at the Battle of Antietam, the struggle over history and memory in the pages of Confederate Veteran Magazine, a historian’s-eye-view of Charleston’s Secession Ball, poetry from the Poet Laureate of the United States, Civil War remembrances from the Southern Oral History ... Read more

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  • Southern Cultures

    Volume 19: Number 4 – Winter 2013 Issue

    Edited by Harry L. Watson, Jocelyn Neal ...
    In the Winter 2013 issue of Southern Cultures:How did we get here? Lebanese in Mississippi, Puerto Ricans in Orlando, Californians at Black Mountain, Tennesseans in Texas, and a bust of a South Carolinian that ended up in the North Carolina Museum of Art. The Winter 2013 issue tells the stories of southerners far from home, making new homes where they land.Southern Cultures is published quarterly ... Read more

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