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How nineteenth-century women used the Bible to claim their voice on the moral questions of their day

Caught between their identity as Christians and social norms that silenced them, Am…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137669/Descended
A mysterious name initiates a journey to discover one family's past, and reveals more than was expected

It began with a name. Sancho. Gleaned from the memory of his oldest living relat…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137729/The-Cost-of-the-Vote
One man's fight for the ballot reveals the sacrifices of those who shaped the civil rights movement in the American South

On August 13, 1946, George Elmore arrived at his regular pollin…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137733/Understanding-Octavia-E-Butler
New insights into the work of an acclaimed science fiction author

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), a pioneer of science fiction and foremother of Afrofuturism, is among the most influent…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137759/Rebirth
Reimagining both the House Museum and Reconstruction memory for the twenty-first century

In Rebirth, public historian Jennifer Whitmer Taylor provides a compelling account of how to re…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137788/Understanding-Hunter-S-Thompson
An insightful guide to the life and literary career of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) pushed the boundaries of storytelling. While the writer is mos…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137790/Otherwise-Im-Fine
A daughter's story of unresolved grief and a family's hard-won healing

When her husband Bill died in 1969, Tina Presnell gathered her three children. "We won't talk about this," she sa…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137794/The-Cheese-Biscuit-Queen-Kiss-My-AspicI
The Cheese Biscuit Queen returns with signature sass, spirited stories, and 80 new recipes

Mary Martha Greene is back and serving up generous portions of fabulous Southern cooking and l…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137795/Landscapes-of-Freedom
Revelations of the profound effect and long legacy of America's post-Civil War Reconstruction

In Landscapes of Freedom, Rebecca Capobianco Toy tells the story of an emblematic communit…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3137796/Free-Black-Charlestonians-in-Debate
The comprehensive, never-before-published records of a debating society run by free Black men

From 1847 until 1858, when "political disadvantages" prompted its dissolution, the Clionia…]]> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:34:02 -0800