Florida Literary Luminaries Writing In Paradise

Author : James C. Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467149792

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Florida Literary Luminaries: Writing in Paradise by James C. Clark Pdf

Sit down for a spell with the bevy of famed writers who've found inspiration in the Florida sun. From the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca to James Patterson, writers have found inspiration in the Florida sunshine. Ernest Hemingway met his future wife at Sloppy Joe's in Key West. John Kennedy recovered from back surgery in Palm Beach while working on his Pulitzer Prize winning book. James Weldon Johnson wrote what became The Negro National Anthem at the Stanton School in Jacksonville. And Edna St. Vincent Millay watched in shock as her manuscript went up in flames in Sanibel. Florida historian James Clark tells the stories of scores of writers including Robert Frost, Jack Kerouac, John D. MacDonald, and Stephen King. Hunter Thompson driving through the streets of Key West using a bullhorn to warn the citizens, Tennessee Williams partying with Truman Capote, Ring Lardner planning a get together with Al Capone--it's all here.

Author : James C. Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439674871

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Florida Literary Luminaries by James C. Clark Pdf

Sit down for a spell with the bevy of famed writers who've found inspiration in the Florida sun. From the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca to James Patterson, writers have found inspiration in the Florida sunshine. Ernest Hemingway met his future wife at Sloppy Joe's in Key West. John Kennedy recovered from back surgery in Palm Beach while working on his Pulitzer Prize winning book. James Weldon Johnson wrote what became The Negro National Anthem at the Stanton School in Jacksonville. And Edna St. Vincent Millay watched in shock as her manuscript went up in flames in Sanibel. Florida historian James Clark tells the stories of scores of writers including Robert Frost, Jack Kerouac, John D. MacDonald, and Stephen King. Hunter Thompson driving through the streets of Key West using a bullhorn to warn the citizens, Tennessee Williams partying with Truman Capote, Ring Lardner planning a get together with Al Capone--it's all here.

Author : Anna Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625854698

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Michigan Literary Luminaries by Anna Clark Pdf

Discover the novelists, poets, and others who are part of this Midwestern state’s rich literary tradition. From Ernest Hemingway’s rural adventures to the gritty fiction of Joyce Carol Oates, the landscape of the “Third Coast” has inspired generations of the nation’s greatest storytellers. Michigan Literary Luminaries shines a spotlight on this rich heritage of the Great Lakes State. Discover how Saginaw greenhouses shaped the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Theodore Roethke. Compare the common traits of Detroit crime writers like Elmore Leonard and Donald Goines. Learn how Dudley Randall revolutionized American literature by doing for poets what Motown Records did for musicians, and more. With a mixture of history, criticism, and original reporting, journalist Anna Clark takes us on a surprising literary tour.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : American literature
ISBN : IND:30000025524590

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The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Art
ISBN : HARVARD:32044092859248

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Literary and political reviews
ISBN : UGA:32108057765219

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance by Anonim Pdf

Author : William S. Burroughs,Jack Kerouac
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802198891

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And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by William S. Burroughs,Jack Kerouac Pdf

In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes and characters drawn from their own lives. Finally published after more than sixty years, this is a captivating read, and incomparable literary artifact, and a window into the lives and art of two of the twentieth century’s most influential writers.

Author : Les Standiford
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781936070381

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Miami Noir by Les Standiford Pdf

“For such a sun-stoked place, Miami sure is shady . . . this batch of dirty deep South Florida fiction might just send you packing . . . your own heat.” —SunPost Don’t let the fabulous weather, the beach bodies, and the high-end boutiques fool you. There is a darkness to Miami that can hit just as hard as a hurricane. If by day, the streets are lined with tourists, at night the gangsters, drug dealers, and desperate come out to play. It’s this Miami that has captured the imagination of some of the city’s best writers. Miami Noir includes stories by James W. Hall, Barbara Parker, John Dufresne, Paul Levine, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Tom Corcoran, Christine Kling, George Tucker, Kevin Allen, Anthony Dale Gagliano, David Beaty, Vicki Hendricks, John Bond, Preston Allen, Lynne Barrett, and Jeffrey Wehr. “For different reasons these stories cultivate a little something special, a radiance, a humanity, even a grace, In the midst of the noir gloom, and thereby set themselves apart. Variety, familiarity, mood and tone, and the occasional gem of a story make Miami Noir a collection to savor.” —The Miami Herald “Murder is nothing new in Miami—or any other big city, for that matter. But seldom has it been so entertaining as it is in the 16 short stories included in Miami Noir.” —Palm Beach Daily News “This well-chosen short story collection isn’t just a thoughtful compilation of work by some of South Florida’s best and upcoming writers. Each Miami Noir story also is a window on a different part of Miami-Dade and its melting pot of cultures.” —South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Author : Peter Bagge
Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781770463561

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Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story by Peter Bagge Pdf

A bold retelling of the life of the Their Eyes Were Watching God author Peter Bagge has defied the expectations of the comics industry by changing gears from his famous slacker hero Buddy Bradley to documenting the life and times of historical 20th century trailblazers. If Bagge had not already had a New York Times bestseller with his biography of Margaret Sanger, his newest biography, Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story, would seem to be an unfathomable pairing of author and subject. Yet through Bagge’s skilled cartooning, he turns what could be a rote biography into a bold and dazzling graphic novel, creating a story as brilliant as the life itself. Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. The fifth of eight kids from a Baptist family in Alabama, Hurston’s writing prowess blossomed at Howard University, and then Barnard College, where she was the sole black student. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and quickly found herself surrounded by peers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman. Hurston went on to become a noted folklorist and critically acclaimed novelist, including her most provocative work Their Eyes Were Watching God. Despite these landmark achievements, personal tragedies and shifting political winds in the midcentury rendered her almost forgotten by the end of her life. With admiration and respect, Bagge reconstructs her vivid life in resounding full-colour.

Author : Mabel Dodge Luhan
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : 9780865345942

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Lorenzo in Taos by Mabel Dodge Luhan Pdf

"Lorenzo in Taos," is written loosely in the form of letters to and from D.H. Lawrence, Frieda Lawrence, Robinson Jeffers, and Luhan. The book is a highly personal and most informative account of an intense relationship with a great writer.

Author : James C. Clark
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625846624

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Orlando, Florida by James C. Clark Pdf

Orlando is known internationally as a tourist destination, attracting fifty million visitors each year to its numerous resorts and parks. In all that excitement, it's easy to overlook the city's interesting past. In the 1800s, the area was embroiled in the Seminole Wars, and Fort Gatlin was constructed to shield citizens from attacks. Soon, a city grew around the fort. During the cowboy era, thousands of cattle, ranchers and cowboys crossed the central Florida terrain moving livestock. Those pioneers soon moved to farming, and Orlando became the center of the Florida citrus industry. Join author and historian James C. Clark as he reveals the remarkable history of one of the world's most popular destinations.

Author : Elizabeth Becker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781439161005

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Overbooked by Elizabeth Becker Pdf

"Travel is no longer a past-time but a colossal industry, arguably one of the biggest in the world and second only to oil in importance for many poor countries. One out of 12 people in the world are employed by the tourism industry which contributes $6.5 trillion to the world's economy. To investigate the size and effect of this new industry, Elizabeth Becker traveled the globe. She speaks to the Minister of Tourism of Zambia who thinks licensing foreigners to kill wild animals is a good way to make money and then to a Zambian travel guide who takes her to see the rare endangered sable antelope. She travels to Venice where community groups are fighting to stop the tourism industry from pushing them out of their homes, to France where officials have made tourism their number one industry to save their cultural heritage; and on cruises speaking to waiters who earn $60 a month--then on to Miami to interview their CEO. Becker's sharp depiction reveals travel as a product; nations as stewards. Seeing the tourism industry from the inside out, the world offers a dizzying range of travel options but very few quiet getaways"--

Author : Michael Thomas
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781555847456

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Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book: The award-winning debut novel of race and family that “casts a new light on urban life in Brooklyn” (Time Out New York). “Like the characters of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry . . . [our] unnamed narrator is a black man concerned with identity in a decidedly white America”. He’s a father of three in a biracial marriage trying to claim a piece of the American Dream (TheWashington Post). On the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, he finds himself broke, estranged from his wife and kids, and living in a friend’s spare bedroom in Brooklyn. He has four days to come up with the money to keep his family afloat, and four days to make sense of his past and his future in a country where he feels preprogrammed to fail. But he has a powerful urge to escape that sentence. “Man Gone Down charts a four-day, Homeric trek through what makes America and New York a social and racial nightmare as well as a dream that incredibly can still come true.” —Robert Sullivan, New York Times–bestselling author of Rats “Powerful and moving . . . recount[ing] the events of four desperate days in New York, [Man Gone Down] extends far beyond these boundaries of time and space.” —The New York Times Book Review “[A] jazzy, sinewy debut . . . Thomas’s urgent, quicksilver prose makes even the darkest moments of this novel shine.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1092 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10943958

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Saturday Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Linda Adler-Kassner
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780874217001

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The Activist WPA by Linda Adler-Kassner Pdf

One wonders if there is any academic field that doesn’t suffer from the way it is portrayed by the media, by politicians, by pundits and other publics. How well scholars in a discipline articulate their own definition can influence not only issues of image but the very success of the discipline in serving students and its other constituencies. The Activist WPA is an effort to address this range of issues for the field of English composition in the age of the Spellings Commission and the No Child Left Behind Act. Drawing on recent developments in framing theory and the resurgent traditions of progressive organizers, Linda Adler-Kassner calls upon composition teachers and administrators to develop strategic programs of collective action that do justice to composition’s best principles. Adler-Kassner argues that the “story” of college composition can be changed only when writing scholars bring the wonders down, to articulate a theory framework that is pragmatic and intelligible to those outside the field--and then create messages that reference that framework. In The Activist WPA, she makes a case for developing a more integrated vision of outreach, English education, and writing program administration.