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An assessment of the work of William Hoffman. It includes commentary and analysis from fellow writers such as Fred Chappell and George Garrett, as well as from established and emerging critics, including Martha Cook, Jeanne Nostrandt and Gordon Van Ness.

Harry S. Truman made plain speaking his trademark and it was a common belief that he spared few words. However, this collection of letters that he never mailed seeks to prove that conception wrong. Addressed to admirers and enemies alike, they cover subjects such as the atomic bomb and human greed.

This reference contains biographies of more than 700 individuals who have in some way made a contribution to the course of Missouri's state and national history. Covering all time periods as well as regions of the state, it exemplifies the state's cultural, racial and ethnic diversity.

A critical analysis of the dialogue between Shelley's poetry and its contemporary reviewers. The author argues that Shelley's idealism can be recovered through the study of its reception and integrates a reception-based methodology with careful textual analysis.

The English civil wars loom large in 17th-century history and literature and the period was one of profound change. This work helps to provide an understanding of the English civil wars' manifold and sometimes indirect presence in the literature of the period.

Loners of one sort or another populate this collection of short stories, from a young man discharged from the marines and working as a social gamekeeper to a Vietnam veteran turned professor who exchanges favourable grades for sexual favours from his students.

This collection of photographs by Edward J. Kemper captures the day-to-day life of the German-American community of Hermann during the years 1895 to 1920. Accompanied by supporting commentary from the editors, the images explore the economic, cultural and social life of the community.

In this study, Clare Eby argues that the writings of Theodore Dreiser and Thorstein Veblen form a neglected chapter in the history of US cultural criticism, and how they anticipated many topics that occupy cultural studies today.

A challenge to the literary community to embrace truth, even the tentative truth, rather than make-believe. Galligan examines the work of writers including Josef Skvorecky, George V. Higgins and Mary Lee Settle, presenting interpretations of concepts such as that language is grounded in talk.

The images collected in this text, showcase virtually the entire Ozark region - Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. River bluffs and rock formations, crystal-clear streams and lakes, waterfalls, historic covered bridges and mills, and wildlife are just some of the scenes pictured.

This biography of President Harry S. Truman covers such topics as his relationship with Thomas Pendergast, the seeming conflict between Truman's midwestern conservatism and his belief in equality for American blacks, and his decision to use the atomic bomb to end World War II.

A study of Eliot's major poetry, as well as an examination of what America means to its poets. Investigating Eliot's literary heritage through his familial traditions, the author addresses all phases of his career as a poet, and constructs a way of comparing Eliot to other American poets.

This biography focuses upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder's autobiographical novels, separating fact from fiction.

An evaluation of the experimentation of newspapers and television stations in the United States with novel approaches to reporting that closely link the news media to the genuine information needs of the public. This ""public"" journalism contradicts some principles of traditional reporting.

This text offers an insider's view on covering the news. The author has travelled throughout the Middle East as a photojournalist for over 20 years and recounts the stories behind the stories. From travels with Kissinger to the battles of Desert Storm, he provides a behind-the-lens perspective.

This biography of Missourian Frank Blair demonstrates the extent of his importance as a national political figure, showing his ardent support of Abraham Lincoln and championing of the president's programme in Congress. He is one of only two Missourians honoured by his state in Statuary Hall.

This study of the work of Charles Johnson, the African-American writer who began as a political cartoonist, examines how Johnson incorporates the influences of phenomenology, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism and Romanticism into an original perspective on individual and social identity.

In this text, William Holtz re-creates scenes and episodes from his early life with his family. These interlocking essays examine the lives of each member of his family and the intertwining effects of heredity, circumstance, and choice in individual lives.

This text re-examines Hardy's novels, emphasizing the love triangles that populate his work. It argues that Hardy was actually sympathetic to his female characters, and refutes the generally accepted reason for Hardy's abandonment of fiction at the height of his success.

This critical reader takes eight fictional stories on the subject of domestic violence, by well-known authors from Hemingway to D.H. Lawrence, and assesses them in light of the author's experience as a volunteer group co-counsellor of male batterers.

This collection of five individual yet interconnected stories, chronicles the ripple effects that one life or action can have on the lives of many seemingly unrelated people. An earthquake acts as a melodic theme through each story, singing of life's unpredictability and precariousness.

Troubled relationships between parents and children provide the framework for many stories in this collection.

These stories feature women who share one main characteristic: the sense of loss. They show how women who appear ordinary on the surface often live extraordinary private lives. The stories also explore such social issues as domestic violence, teenage pregnancy and child-rearing after divorce.

This text presents an insight into the Truman presidency using newly available documents, memoirs and letters. It is based upon extensive research in the major primary sources as well as relevant printed material and combines journalistic technique and historical method.

Proposes that despite cultural differences, some values are shared and that a recognition of their universality can facilitate cross-cultural negotiation, understanding and cooperation. The book defines a minimalist set of values, those that are most commonly known to most people in most societies.

Traces the history of ""The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"" from 1876 to its position in today's American culture. Approaching the novel from several different perspectives, the author reveals how Mark Twain's imagination worked and why the novel has affected so many people in so many curious ways.