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William Matson Law
In William Law's new book Shadows & Light, the reader is taken on a journey following Law and his partner Mark Sobel, a writer and a filmmaker, while they try…
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Editors Mellen and Powell used their expertise to sift through genealogical records, histories of the war, and other regimental accounts to flesh out the people, places, and events that can…
William Kennedy
My Secret Life is the author's account of his personal struggle to overcome societal norms that overwhelmed him throughout his life and almost defeated him.
His struggle, while unique and…
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William Sloane Kennedy
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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William Sloane Kennedy, Joel Benton
To read these interviews given between 1969 and 1996 is to gain insights into William Kennedy’s high seriousness in pursuing the craft of fiction and to witness the artistic growth…
This book offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-national approach to identifying the key elements required to define power within the maritime domain.
A celebration of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who put Albany on the world’s literary map.
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Christian Michener
From Then into Now is an original and illuminating study of William Kennedy’s cycle of Albany, N.Y. novels which focuses on the historical and archetypical contexts of the works. These…
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Texas V2: The Rise, Progress, And Prospects Of The Republic Of Texas (1841) is a historical book written by William Kennedy. The book is a detailed account of the history…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
With An Account Of The City, Cathedral, And University Of Old Aberdeen.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed, a dramatic novel of love and revolution from one of America’s finest writers. This is an unforgettably riotous story of romance and redemption…
This work, first published in 1913, deals with the causes which led to the imposition of the various taxes which were levied down to and including the first income tax…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
In this gripping narrative, William Kennedy describes his experiences on the second expedition to search for Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition. From navigating treacherous ice to encountering Inuit tribes…
This collection of poetry showcases the wit, humor, and lyricism of William Kennedy, a 19th century English poet and humorist. With poems on a wide range of topics, including love…
In this historical text, Kennedy provides a comprehensive account of Aberdeen from the reign of King William the Lion in the 1100s to the end of 1818. Covering key events…
In this groundbreaking study, Kennedy provides a detailed analysis of the history of British taxation during a critical period of social and political change. Drawing on a wealth of primary…
Set during the sixteenth century, The Siege of Antwerp tells the story of a group of rebels who attempt to overthrow the Spanish rulers of the city. With its vivid…
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to identify and to describe examples of student services programs which were designed to serve the special needs of older (24 years and…
Title: Poems of the Weird and the Mystical, 1878-1883.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s…
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Now together in one volume, here are three early works from critically acclaimed author William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle: LEGS, BILLY PHELAN’S GREATEST GAME and the Pulitzer Prize-winning IRONWEED. Vivd characterization…
The first novel from Kennedy in five years and universally acclaimed as his most powerful work since the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ironweed, Roscoe shows Kennedy at his very best. Thick with…
Beginning with a scandalous murder-suicide in 1908, a novel that moves back and forth between the 1880s and 1912 follows the lives and fates of playwright Edward Daugherty, his wife…
William Kennedy (1814-1890) was an explorer and fur trader who was the commander of Lady Franklin’s second sponsored expedition to rescue her husband Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), who had not…
Billy Phelan, small-time bookie, pool hustler, and poker player becomes an unlikely go-between in the 1938 kidnapping of an Albany political boss’s son.
In 1938, Francis Phelan, a murderer, is reduced to flop houses and hobo jungles and returns to a depressed Albany, where–as a gravedigger–he shuffles his rag tag way to survival.
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Alexandra Kennedy, Mary Beth Williams, Russ Harris, Sameet M Kumar, PhD, Soili Poijula
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