George J Billy: 3 books

Book cover of Merchant Mariners at War

Merchant Mariners at War

An Oral History of World War II

by George J Billy, Christine M Billy
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2008

Thousands of cargo ships sailed in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II manned by young men who braved blockades, torpedoes, and bombings to deliver vital supplies to the Allied forces and make victory possible. These mariners have received little if any credit; they are the forgotten...
Book cover of Buried in Shades of Night

Buried in Shades of Night

Contested Voices, Indian Captivity, and the Legacy of King Philip's War

by Billy J. Stratton, George E. Tinker
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013

The captivity narrative of Mary Rowlandson, The Soveraignty and Goodness of God, published in 1682, is often considered the first “best seller” to be published in North America. Since then, it has long been read as a first-person account of the trials of Indian captivity. After an attack on the...
Book cover of Anthropologists and Indians in the New South
by Patricia Barker Lerch, Lisa J. Lefler, Raymond D. Fogelson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2002 An important collection of essays that looks at the changing relationships between anthropologists and Indians at the turn of the millennium. Southern Indians have experienced much change in the last half of the 20th century. In rapid succession...
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