A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern United Stat

This Companion maps the dynamic literary landscape of the American South. From pre- and post-Civil War literature to modernist and civil rights fictions and wri

A Companion to African American History is a collection oforiginal and authoritative essays arranged thematically andtopically, covering a wide range of subject

A Companion to the American West is a rigorous, illuminating introduction to the history of the American West. Twenty-five essays by expert scholars synthesize

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