International in scope, this series of non-fiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the

Elizabeth Packard's story is one of courage and accomplishment in the face of injustice and heartbreak. In 1860, her husband, a strong-willed Calvinist minister

Emily Mann: Rebel Artist of the American Theater is the story of a remarkable American playwright, director, and artistic director. It is the story of a woman w

This volume illumines the discussion being carried on between the religious right with its concern for moral responsibility in politics and the issue-oriented a

The disastrous failure of one of the most widely admired heroines in the nation provides a dramatic measure of the transformations of northern values during the