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The first book-length study of the life and writings of the critically acclaimed Southern writer

Randall Kenan is an American author best known for his novel A Visitation of Spirits and…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655585/For-Church-and-Confederacy
An Irish Catholic family settled in the upcountry and helped shape mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina

For Church and Confederacy brings together a wealth of fascinating letters and o…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655617/Fire-and-Forgiveness
A captivating tale about forgiveness and peacemaking based on first-person accounts of true events

Making peace with her spiteful classmate, Clara, seems impossible to Jane. Despite enc…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655577/Understanding-Jim-Grimsley
The first book-length study of an influential voice in contemporary queer American literature

Since the early 1980s, Jim Grimsley has received increasing acclaim for his achievements in…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655641/The-Grim-Years
A striking account of South Carolina's tumultuous beginnings

The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670-1720 is a graphic account of South Carolina's tumultuous beginnings, when cala…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655779/Heaven-Is-a-Beautiful-Place-second-edition
Born in 1928 in the small coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Genevieve "Sister" Peterkin grew up with World War II bombing practice in her front yard, deep-sea fishing expeditions…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655569/Varieties-of-Aesthetic-Experience
An exploration of belief as an experience, both secular and religious, through the study of major literary works

At the height of modernism in the 1920s, what did it mean to believe and…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655609/Market-Affect-and-the-Rhetoric-of-Political-Economic-Debates
What explains the "triumph of capitalism"? Why do people so often respond positively to discussions favoring it while shutting down arguments against it? Overwhelmingly theories regarding capi…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655625/Understanding-William-S-Burroughs
Through critical readings Gerald Alva Miller, Jr., examines the life of William S. Burroughs and the evolution of his various radical styles not just in writing but also in audio, film, and pa…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1655633/Our-Country-First-Then-Greenville
Places Greenville's experience during World War I within the context of the progressive era to better understand the rise of this New South city

Greenville, South Carolina has become an…]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 05:48:43 -0700