Goddess of Anarchy
Goddess of Anarchy

Author: Jacqueline Jones

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2017-12-05

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 154169726X

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From a prize-winning historian, a new portrait of an extraordinary activist and the turbulent age in which she lived Goddess of Anarchy recounts the formidable life of the militant writer, orator, and agitator Lucy Parsons. Born to an enslaved woman in Virginia in 1851 and raised in Texas-where she met her husband, the Haymarket "martyr" Albert Parsons-Lucy was a fearless advocate of First Amendment rights, a champion of the working classes, and one of the most prominent figures of African descent of her era. And yet, her life was riddled with contradictions-she advocated violence without apology, concocted a Hispanic-Indian identity for herself, and ignored the plight of African Americans. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Jacqueline Jones presents not only the exceptional life of the famous American-born anarchist but also an authoritative account of her times-from slavery through the Great Depression.

30-Second Cinema
30-Second Cinema

Author: Nikki Baughan

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1782405496

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Are you an art-movie buff or a blockbuster enthusiast? Can you reel off a list of New Wave masterpieces, or are you more interested in classic Westerns? Most of us love the movies in one form or another, but very few of us have the all-round knowledge we'd like. 30-Second Cinema offers an immersion course, served up in neat, entertaining shorts. These 50 topics deal with cinema's beginnings, with its growth as an industry, with key stars and producers, with global movements--from German Expressionism to New Hollywood--and with the movies as a business. By the time you've worked your way through, you'll be able to identify the work of George Melies, define auteur theory or mumblecore in a couple of pithy phrases, and you'll have broadened your knowledge of global cinema to embrace not only Bollywood but Nollywood, too. All in the time it takes to watch a couple of trailers.

The Parsons' Son
The Parsons' Son

Author: Dr. John Mark Carter

Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC

Published: 2016-11-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1946250384

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Against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the heinous murder of an innocent child is woven into the imminent upcoming Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862.