Bernard A Drew: 3 books
Literary Luminaries of the Berkshires
From Herman Melville to Patricia Highsmith
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region.
The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant’s poetry....
Motion Picture Series and Sequels
A Reference Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures,...
Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955
Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015
Even well-meaning fiction writers of the late Jim Crow era (1900–1955) perpetuated racial stereotypes in their depiction of black characters. From 1918 to 1952, Octavus Roy Cohen turned out a remarkable 360 short stories featuring Florian Slappey and the schemers, romancers and ditzes of Birmingham’s...