Book Description
Groundbreaking historical and international anthology of women's prison writings.
Author : Judith A. Scheffler
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 25,27 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781558612730
Groundbreaking historical and international anthology of women's prison writings.
Author : Judith A. Scheffler
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 1986-06-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781555530426
Author : Carlyle S. Harris
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 37,72 MB
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0310359120
Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage. Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison--nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton." For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs--including John McCain and George "Bud" Day--suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse. It was there that Smitty covertly taught many other POWs the Tap Code--an old, long-unused method of communication from World War II. Using the code, they could softly tap messages of encouragement to lonely neighbors and pass along resistance policies from their leaders. The code quickly became a lifeline during their internment. It helped the prisoners boost morale, stay unified, communicate the chain of command, and prevail over a brutal enemy. Meanwhile, back home in the United States, Harris's wife, Louise, raised their three children alone, unsure of her husband's fate for seven long years. One of the first POW wives of the Vietnam War, she became a role model for other military wives by advocating for herself and her children in her husband's absence. Told through both Smitty's and Louise's voices, Tap Code shares the riveting true story of: Ingenuity under pressure Strength and dignity in the face of a frightening enemy The hope, faith, and resolve necessary to endure even the darkest circumstances Praise for Tap Code: "Tap Code is an incredible story about two American heroes. Col. "Smitty" Harris and his wife, Louise, epitomize the definition of commitment--to God, to country, and to family. This tale of extreme perseverance will restore your faith in the human spirit." --Brigadier General John Nichols, USAF "The incomprehensibly long ordeal of the Harris family is agonizing. Their love, faith, loyalty, and courage epitomize all that is good about America." --Lt. Col. Orson Swindle, USMC (ret.), POW, Hanoi, 11/11/1966 to 3/4/1973
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Page : 730 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Spencer Wells
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Page : 538 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 1873
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Page : 1180 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Engineering instruments
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Author : William George Jordan
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Page : 380 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1891
Category : American literature
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Page : 726 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Literature
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Author : Edward Jewitt Wheeler
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Page : 726 pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Literature
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Author : David Antin
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 22,15 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0826355307
Poet, performance artist, and critic David Antin invented the “talk poem.” He insists that his poems be oral and created in front of a live audience, in a specific time and place, with the transcription of the performance adjusted for print by presenting it not in prose but in clumps of words without justified margins or punctuation, peppered with white spaces that indicate pauses. In this book, editor Stephen Fredman provides a critical introduction to a selection of talk poems from three out-of-print collections, accompanied by a new interview with the author. As Fredman points out, Antin’s work is a form of conceptual writing that has influenced generations of experimental poets and prose writers. His profound and humorous talk poems are essential for classroom and scholarly discussions of the arts in modernism and postmodernism—offering as well an invitation to strengthen the ties between the sciences and the humanities.