The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water
The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water

Author: Carolyn Judson Burnett

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-09-17

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13:

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In Carolyn Judson Burnett's 'The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water,' readers are transported to a picturesque setting where a group of young women embark on a sailing adventure filled with excitement and challenges. Burnett's writing style is both vivid and engaging, capturing the essence of the time period in which the story is set. The novel is a classic example of a coming-of-age story, with themes of friendship, independence, and personal growth prevalent throughout. This book is a delightful read for those interested in historical fiction and stories of female empowerment in a bygone era. Carolyn Judson Burnett was a pioneer in writing stories centered around strong, independent female characters, and 'The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water' is no exception. Her own experiences likely inspired her to create such relatable and inspiring protagonists for her readers. As a well-respected author in her time, Burnett's work continues to resonate with modern audiences seeking themes of female empowerment and adventure. I highly recommend 'The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water' to readers who enjoy historical fiction with a focus on strong female characters. Burnett's ability to weave a compelling narrative with themes of friendship and personal growth makes this novel a timeless classic worth exploring.

So Rugged and Mountainous
So Rugged and Mountainous

Author: Will Bagley

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2011-11-28

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 0806184035

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The story of America’s westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this massive emigration began. While many previous authors have told parts of this story, Bagley has recast it in its entirety for modern readers. Drawing on research he conducted for the National Park Service’s Long Distance Trails Office, he has woven a wealth of primary sources—personal letters and journals, government documents, newspaper reports, and folk accounts—into a compelling narrative that reinterprets the first years of overland migration. Illustrated with photographs and historical maps, So Rugged and Mountainous is the first of a projected four-volume history, Overland West: The Story of the Oregon and California Trails. This sweeping series describes how the “Road across the Plains” transformed the American West and became an enduring part of its legacy. And by showing that overland emigration would not have been possible without the cooperation of Native peoples and tribes, it places American Indians at the center of trail history, not on its margins.

Sons of Ezra
Sons of Ezra

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-04-25

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9004484817

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Sons of Ezra: British Poets and Ezra Pound is about the impact of Ezra Pound upon British poets writing today. It is the story of a presence, then of a voice and latterly of an idea. When Pound left London in 1920 after a stay of 12 years, his early ascendancy had waned, and during the 1930s his voice sounded more remotely in British ears. The first poet represented here, Edwin Morgan, began to read Pound towards the end of that decade. Pound's subsequent political reputation has meant that students now coming to university, born after his death in 1972, have not opened a book of his poems in the way that several who testify here remember doing with pleasure. There was a revival of British interest in Pound with the publication of the Pisan Cantos, and then in the 1960s and early 1970s, but since then there has been little public opportunity for British poets to reflect on Pound. Michael Alexander and James McGonigal invited British poets to whom Pound has meant something to reflect, and to testify. To the older writers he was a presence, but the youngest contributors were born at the time that Pound fell silent about 1960, and to them he is an historical figure, the greatest poetic influence since Wordsworth, whose ambition seems an example to avoid as much as to follow.