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Williamson County in southern Illinois has been the scene of almost unparalleled violence, from the Bloody Vendetta between two families in the 1870s through the Herrin Massacre of 1922, Ku Klux Klan activities that ended in fatalities, and the gang war of the 1920s between the Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers gangs. Paul Angle was fascinated ......
Now considered possibly Illinois' greatest poet, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) saw himself as a bard of the working class. Chicago Poems brought him to national attention and is one of the few Chicago classics that can also be termed an American classic. It includes such famous poems as ''Chicago'' and ''Fog,'' as well as many others whose subjects ......
In this bestselling companion to her pioneering study, Invisible Poets, Joan Sherman continues to make new generations aware of the ''invisible'' legacy of nineteenth-century black American poetry. The 171 poems here, by thirty-five men and women, have been transcribed from first editions and are annotated in detail.''Ever since Invisible Poets we ......
Essays on the History of Voting and Voting Rights in America
Writing in a succinct and lively manner, leading historians and political scientists trace the history of American voting from the colonial period to the present incorporating the latest scholarship on suffrage reform, woman suffrage, black voting rights, and electoral participation. They explain how voting practices changed over time as the ......
Sam Wooding, Benny Waters, Bix Beiderbecke, Joe Tarto, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, Freddie Moore and Jabbo Smith: Chip Deffaa has interviewed all but Bix, whose last months we learn about from never-before-published letters to his family. ''A major contribution to jazz oral history.'' -- The Mississippi Rag
Chicago Soul chronicles the emergence of Chicago soul music out of the city's thriving rhythm-and-blues industry from the late 1950s through the late 1970s. The performers, A&R men, producers, distributors, deejays, studios, and labels that made it all happen take center stage in this first book to document the stunning rise and success of the ......
Gilbert Chase/s monumental work remains the definitive account of music in America. First published in 1955 and subsequently translated into French, German and Spanish, America's Music has long been regarded as a classic. This updated third edition is completely rewritten. Here Chase broadens his scope to devote greater attention to jazz, folk ......
''How can we fight fascism,'' wrote Charles Kikuchi in June, 1942, ''if we allow its doctrines to become part of government policies?'' Kikuchi was one of the American-born majority of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans who were moved from Pacific Coast states to government relocation centers in 1942 out of declared ''military necessity.'' ......
