“This essay collection brilliantly brings together storytelling, poetry, memoir, and Morgan’s energetic engagement with creative works of art. … I believe this book will be of interest to Robert Morgan’s fans and scholars—and to those interested in American and Appalachian literature and history.”—Sandra L. Ballard, editor of Listen Here: Women Writing in AppalachiaFor six decades, Robert Morgan has been a preeminent voice in southern Appalachian literatur...

In a world filled with menace, dare to paint on a grin.The world is full of images of scary clowns: packs of grinning figures with knives plaguing towns; pom-pom clad serial killers; loners who like children in the wrong way.But clowns can be a force for good: it takes a kind heart to put other people’s joy first; keeping children entertained is honest work; what better disguise than one that makes the villains laugh?What if, rather than being child...

In the 1940s and 1950s, Albert Schweitzer was one of the best-known figures on the world stage. Courted by monarchs, world statesmen, and distinguished figures from the literary, musical, and scientific fields, Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952, cementing his place as one of the great intellectual leaders of his time. Schweitzer is less well known now but nonetheless a man of perennial fascination, and this volume seeks to bring his achievements across a variety of areas...

Many of the poems in To Honor the Imagined Whole, a new collection of verse from Robert Morgan, are concerned with music. The longest, “The Oratorio That Was Time,” celebrates the discovery by a youth that music surrounds us, not only in the call of a quail in fields and doves in morning fog, or in sounds of wind and thunder, music at church and on the radio, but in the late-night creak of a house, the distant bark of a dog, rippling water, the ache of silence, consciousness, and ...

Amazing stories of faith from twenty centuries of church history!From the Roman Empire to the Reformation, St. Valentine to St. Francis, Martin Luther to Billy Graham, On This Day introduces you to a parade of preachers, martyrs, heroes, and saints. Intriguing and inspiring stories from 2,000 years of Christianity offer an enjoyable glimpse into church history. On This Day is 365 simple, colorful stories about history-making events in the lives of people who love God wholeheartedly...

An account of the civil rights march that ended in the unlawful incarceration of African American protestors—and the basis for the 2017 documentary.In October 1965, nearly 800 young people attempted to march from their churches in Natchez to protest segregation, discrimination and mistreatment by white leaders and elements of the Ku Klux Klan. As they exited the churches, local authorities forced the would-be marchers onto buses and charged them with "parading with...

Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid young men and women continued North Carolina's aviation legacy. The Buncombe Turnpike helped tame the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing livestock drives to reach markets in South Carolina. Author...

The first book-length examination of the award-winning author of poetry and fiction firmly rooted in AppalachiaSince his dramatic appearance on the southern literary stage with his debut novel, One Foot in Eden, Ron Rash has continued a prolific outpouring of award-winning poetry and fiction. His status as a regular on the New York Times Best Sellers list, coupled with his impressive critical acclaim—including two O. Henry Awards and the Frank O'C...

First published in 1956, World Sea Fisheries gives a general survey of the sea fisheries of the world. It assesses their relative importance at a time when the growing world population placed an increasing strain on food supplies. It examines the forces which mould the character of sea fisheries in any region. As the book attempts to explain the basic reasons for their varying characters, its regional section is preceded by sections dealing with the physical factors affecting fish...

This is your essential guide to carrying out research in schools. It walks you through each step offering smart practical guidance supported by real world examples of students’ work to help you understand academic research vocabulary, avoid common pitfalls and produce a successful educational research project. It also discusses careful ground rules for the ethical use of AI tools in your research project.Learn how to frame an appropriate research question.Understand...

Over 170 years after his death, Edgar Allan Poe remains a figure of enduring fascination and speculation for readers, scholars, and devotees of the weird and macabre. In Fallen Angel, acclaimed novelist and poet Robert Morgan offers a new biography of this gifted, complicated author.Focusing on Poe’s personal relationships, Morgan chronicles how several women influenced his life and art. Eliza Poe, his mother, died before he turned three, but she haunted him ever after. Th...

This timely book offers a raw critique of the current educational issues and debates, alongside ‘teacher hacks’ to provide teachers, trainee teachers and educators with a plethora of stimulating material to ignite curiosity, maintain passion and culture creativity in the classroom.Made in partnership with academics and primary school teachers working on the frontline from around the globe, this book is threaded with honest practitioner voices as the big educational issues are boile...