Jean Boyd: 9 books
Educating Muslim Women
The West African Legacy of Nana Asmau 1793-1864
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Of interest to general and academic markets
Will be relevant to a range of disciplines including West-African studies, Religious studies, Womens studies and Education studies
Discusses the life and contribution of a figure of increasing importance in women's studies and the development...
The Caliph's Sister
Nana Asma'u, 1793-1865, Teacher, Poet and Islamic Leader
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
A new light is shed on African women of the Sahel in this book about a brilliantly intelligent 19th century woman-jihadist whose legacy of verse contains political and social commentary.
The Jazz of the Southwest
An Oral History of Western Swing
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
They may wear cowboy hats and boots and sing about "faded love," but western swing musicians have always played jazz! From Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys to Asleep at the Wheel, western swing performers have played swing jazz on traditional country instruments, with all of the required elements of...
We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill
An Oral History
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The Light Crust Doughboys are one of the most long-lived and musically versatile bands in America. Formed in the early 1930s under the sponsorship of Burrus Mill and Elevator Company of Fort Worth, Texas, with Bob Wills and Milton Brown (the originator of western swing) at the musical helm and future...
by Arthur Jean Cox, John Boyd, Kenneth F. Gantz
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
I’m pleased to continue our Science Fiction Novel MEGAPACK® series with another collection of great SF novels, published originally between 1959 and 2011. Fans of classic science fiction with enjoy this set. A highlight is The Asteroid Murder Case, by the late Arthur Jean Cox, which is based on...
American Challenge: Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion
Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Girls are girls wherever they live-and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8-12-year-old girls: Lydia the Patriot: The Boston Massacre (covering the year 1770), Kate and the Spies: The...
American Struggle: Social Change, Native Americans, and Civil War
Social Change, Native Americans, and Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Emma’s Secret: The Cincinnati Epidemic (covering the year 1832), Nellie the Brave:...
American Progress
Battling Fear, Discrimination, and the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Maureen the Detective: The Age of Immigration (covering the year 1903), Maria Takes a Stand:...
American Triumph
The Dust Bowl, World War II, and Ultimate Victory
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Rosa Takes a Chance: Mexican Immigrants in the Dust Bowl Years (1935), Mandy the Outsider:...