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Mississippi in Africa
University Press of Mississippi 2010; US$ 25.00In 1847, in a small rural courthouse in Coles County, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln represented a Kentucky slave owner named Robert Matson in his attempt to recover a runaway slave woman and her four children. Most Americans, even those with a penchant for the nation's history, have never heard of this court case. This is no coincidence. Lincoln's... more...
Stride Toward Freedom
Souvenir Press 2011; US$ 17.50From the mountain top, he pointed the way for us - a land no longer torn asunder with racial hatred and ethnic strife, a land that measured itself by how it treats the least of these ... a land in which all of God's children might come together in a spirit of brotherhood. From U.S President Barack Obama's tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin... more...
The Rough Guide to Bolivia
Rough Guides 2008; US$ 24.99This thoroughly updated Rough Guide includes significantly more detailed maps and photographs than its closest competitor, as well as author picks and new sections that beautifully illustrate the countries ancient beliefs and mysticisms and the excellent range of outdoor activities on offer. An updated history section includes the civil disturbances... more...
Bolivia Adventure Guide
Hunter Publishing 2006; US$ 9.99We travel to grow our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations.... more...
Rosa Parks: A Biography
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 35.00This book offers a revealing look at Rosa Parks, whose role as an activist and struggle with racism began long before her historic 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus ride. more...
Populism to Progressivism In Alabama
University of Alabama Press 2011; US$ 35.00Library of Alabama Classics Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association “In this excellent study of Alabama politics, Hackney deftly analyzes the leadership, following, and essential character of Populism and Progressivism during the period from 1890 to 1910. The work is exceptionally well written;... more...
The Rough Guide to Bolivia
Rough Guides 2012; US$ 27.99Full-colour throughout, The Rough Guide to Bolivia is the ultimate travel guide to one of South America's most captivating countries. With 30 years experience and our trademark 'tell it like it is' writing style, Rough Guides cover all the basics with practical, on-the-ground details, as well as unmissable alternatives to the usual must-see sights.... more...
The Bolivian Diary
Ocean Press 2012; US$ 16.95Che's account of the fateful Bolivia guerrilla mission - the basis of Part Two of Stephen Soderbergh's biopic about Che. more...
Carry Me Home
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 19.99Now with a new afterword, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic account of the civil rights era?s climactic battle in Birmingham as the movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., brought down the institutions of segregation. "The Year of Birmingham," 1963, was a cataclysmic turning point in America?s long civil rights struggle. Child demonstrators... more...
The Thunder of Angels
Chicago Review Press 2006; US$ 11.95The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling glimpse into the world of the white council members who tried to stop them. In the end, the boycott... more...









