Here are the moving stories of these young pioneers, told in their own words through letters home, diaries, and memoirs.

West-words gives the reader a bird's-eye view of the contemporary theatre scene across the prairies.

Indian Removal was a process both physical and symbolic, accomplished not only at gunpoint but also through language. In the Midwest, white settlers came to spe

Word-lovers rejoice! This fascinating book reveals the amazing and bizarre histories of language's building blocks. "A sorcerer of language".--"Publishers Weekl

Italian cinemas after the war were filled by audiences who had come to watch domestically-produced films of passion and pathos. These highly emotional and consc