ผู้เขียน: Wayne Flynt

Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understandin …

"Provides revealing portraits of the very private Nelle and her sisters . . . A welcome snapshot of the ‘real’ Lee." -Kirkus Reviews An indelible portrayal of one of American literature’s m …

An indelible portrait of one of the most famous and beloved authors in the canon of American literature a collection of letters between Harper Lee and one of her closest friends that reveals the famo …

Professor-Politician challenges common depictions of politics as a constant struggle of good-versus-evil and heroes-versus-villains, with “dirty politics” usually winning. The truth is that good gove …

As Elizabeth Johnston walked among the convicts in an Alabama prison mining camp, she was stunned to see teenage boys working alongside hardened criminals. As a result of that disturbing experience, …

Imagine sitting with an esteemed writer on his or her front porch somewhere in the world and swapping life stories. Dr. Wayne Flynt got the opportunity to do just this with Nelle Harper Lee. In a fri …

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A timely examination of Alabama s severely criticized state constitution Alabama s present constitution, adopted in 1901, is widely viewed as the source of many, if not most, of the state s historic …

An authoritative popular history that places the state in regional and national context Alabama is a state full of contrasts. On the one hand, it has elected the lowest number of women to the state l …

Normal0falsefalsefalse EN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoft Internet Explorer4This historical memoir by the widely recognized scholar, Wayne Flynt, chronicles the inner workings of his academic career at Samfo …

Normal0falsefalsefalse Microsoft Internet Explorer4Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Har …

This collection of essays–which also includes a previously unpublished narrative by an original settler– examines the fascinating experiences of southern Confederate exiles in Brazil and their cont …

Essays by the distinguished historian of southern religion Wayne Flynt, that illuminate the often overlooked complexity among southern Protestants. Throughout its dramatic history, the American South …

First published in 1989 by The University of Alabama Press, Poor but Proud was met with critical acclaim and awarded the 1990 Lillian Smith prize in nonfiction, as well as being named a CHOICE Outsta …

Beginning early in the 19th century, the American missionary movement made slow headway in China. Alabamians became part of that small beachhead. After 1900 both the money and personnel rapidly expan …

A new and up-to-date edition of Alabama s history to celebrate the state s bicentennial Alabama: The History of a Deep South State, Bicentennial Edition is a comprehensive narrative account of the st …

Reconstruction politics and race relations between freed blacks and the white establishment in Perry County, Alabama In his fascinating, in-depth study, Bertis D. English analyzes why Perry County, s …

An entirely revised and updated edition of the best-selling 2001 original This collection of biographical essays, written by thirty-four noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the time …