First published in 1946, this atmospheric, humorous, yet in the end deeply sad memoir of the author's experiences during the Battle of the Atlantic offers one of the most original accounts of the war at sea in the 'cockleshell corvettes' which faced down the threat of the U-boat menace.
My Father's War is simultaneously a history of the Nazi occupation of Norway in World War II and a son's sincere attempt to understand the silences, motivations, and experiences of an estranged father. In this carefully researched book, combining family memoir and historical retelling, BjOrn Westlie uncovers his father's actions as a volunteer ......
Kent Cooper and the Twentieth-Century World of News
Between 1925 and 1951, Kent Cooper transformed the Associated Press, making it the world's dominant news agency while changing the kind of journalism that millions of readers in the United States and other countries relied on. Gene Allen's biography is a globe-spanning account of how Cooper led and reshaped the most important institution in ......
Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women's Food Memoirs
Between 2000 and 2010, many contemporary US-American women writers were returning to the private space of the kitchen, writing about their experiences in that space and then publishing their memoirs for the larger public to consume. Season to Taste: Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women's Food Memoirs explores women's food memoirs with ......
Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women's Food Memoirs
Between 2000 and 2010, many contemporary US-American women writers were returning to the private space of the kitchen, writing about their experiences in that space and then publishing their memoirs for the larger public to consume. Season to Taste: Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women's Food Memoirs explores women's food memoirs with ......
Throughout his forty-five year career, Henry Fonda-a stable, reassuring archetype of the American male-never gave a bad performance. Personal tragedies included five wives (two of whom committed suicide), and affairs which starred such mega-divas as Lucille Ball, Joan Crawford, and Bette Davis. This, Volume Two of Blood Moon's "Fonda" ......
Remarkable Colorado Women celebrates the women who shaped the Centennial State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
The Story of Thomas W. Lamont, J.P. Morgan's Chief Executive
The son of a Methodist parson, Lamont became an economic giant who helped establish US economic policy through his financial, political, and social connections. Wilson and FDR were among the political leaders who relied on his sense of international banking while Benito Mussolini foolishly ignored his words of caution. Photos.
The True Story of Corabelle Fellows and How Her Life on the Dakota Frontier Became a National Scandal
Life Painted Red details Corabelle's experiences from her Washington, DC exodus to her years living amongst the Sioux, and her scandalous, short-lived marriage to Sam Campbell.
