Voices From The Heartland

Download Voices From The Heartland full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Voices From The Heartland ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Voices From the Heartland

Author : Carolyn Anne Taylor
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806186542
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices From the Heartland by : Carolyn Anne Taylor

Download or read book Voices From the Heartland written by Carolyn Anne Taylor and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking collection of essays on life and living Voices from the Heartland is a celebration of women’s contributions to Oklahoma’s recent past. It records defining moments in women’s lives—whether surviving the Oklahoma City bombing or surviving abuse—and represents a wide range of professions, lifestyles, and backgrounds to show how extraordinary lives have grown from the seeds of ordinary girlhoods. From former Cherokee principal chief Wilma Mankiller, First Lady Kim Henry, novelist Billie Letts, and prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, to OU basketball coach Sherri Coale, the authors share their personal reflections on finding balance as they look back on defining moments in their lives, mull over what they wish they had learned sooner, and convey the wisdom they’ve unearthed on their journeys thus far. Touching on topics from adultery to left-handedness, from losing children to losing perspective, these essays speak from the heart to reveal what it means to be an American woman today. Readers will meet activists and writers, advocates and artists—some of whom are household names, while others work outside the public eye. Voices from the Heartland speaks to readers all across America and demonstrates that women in Oklahoma represent the heart of us all.

Voices from the Heartland

Author : Sara Beam
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806165804
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Heartland by : Sara Beam

Download or read book Voices from the Heartland written by Sara Beam and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite progress in recent years, Oklahoma hardly ranks as woman-friendly. The state holds the highest incarceration rate of women in the nation. It offers women no legal protection against being fired due to sexual orientation or gender identity. Its Native American and immigrant populations struggle for access to community resources. And Oklahoma is still governed largely by men, leaving women without adequate political representation. In 2007, the highly acclaimed anthology Voices from the Heartland provided a much-needed platform for Oklahoma women—prominent and unknown—to tell their stories. This timely sequel reflects an even broader cross-section of women’s experiences. Just like its predecessor, Voices from the Heartland: Volume II offers memorable accounts of struggle and transformation. It does not sugarcoat the problems that women face in contemporary Oklahoma—and in many parts of underprivileged America: racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty, addiction. The 38 contributions gathered here are honest and, at times, raw. They cover such varied topics as girlhood, trauma, the workplace, parenting, politics, and religious beliefs. Taken together, the essays comprise a living artifact of women’s history, accessible and, as an anthology, ideally suited for classroom use. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to listen to what women have to say about their own lives, including—and perhaps especially—women from flyover states like Oklahoma. As Sara N. Beam states so eloquently in her preface, “You’ll read their stories here as they want them told: in a mix of poetry and prose, in the voice of a relative, in the voice of a tired person across the breakroom table, in a secret hush, or in a voice not unlike that of your best friend or mother.” These voices from the heartland inspire us to pause, to listen, to understand, to evolve, and to make a difference.

Voices from the Heartland

Author : Clifford Hardie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (436 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Heartland by : Clifford Hardie

Download or read book Voices from the Heartland written by Clifford Hardie and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voices from the Heartland

Author : James D. Skaggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (113 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Heartland by : James D. Skaggs

Download or read book Voices from the Heartland written by James D. Skaggs and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voices from the heartland : a collection of four volumes of original thoughts in verse

Author : James Darrell Skaggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the heartland : a collection of four volumes of original thoughts in verse by : James Darrell Skaggs

Download or read book Voices from the heartland : a collection of four volumes of original thoughts in verse written by James Darrell Skaggs and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voices of the Heartland

Author : HAWK Publishing Group
Publisher : Hawk Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781930709577
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (95 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices of the Heartland by : HAWK Publishing Group

Download or read book Voices of the Heartland written by HAWK Publishing Group and published by Hawk Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than just a diverse collection, this book represents the heart and soul of modern writing. For these authors, it is a dreama destination that often seemed at the end of a distant rainbow. For readers, it is a rare opportunity to sample a mosaic of engaging new voices, to be one of the first to appreciate the fresh talent of authors destined to make their marks in the literary world.

Heartland Voices

Author : William Hoffer
Publisher : Vantage Press
ISBN 13 : 9780533104383
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Heartland Voices by : William Hoffer

Download or read book Heartland Voices written by William Hoffer and published by Vantage Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ozark Voices

Author : Alex Sandy Primm
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686173
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ozark Voices by : Alex Sandy Primm

Download or read book Ozark Voices written by Alex Sandy Primm and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the stories passed down over time from the people of the Ozark region. Oral history is shared through the years to provide a perspective on the landscape and people who inhabit the beautiful, culturally rich area. These oral histories show essential connections among settlers in a challenging landscape. Written to inspire history buffs, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, tycoons in training and students of all ages, this path-breaking collection will take readers deep into a region averse to change, tricky to know, yet brimming with American culture.

Voices from the Heartland

Author : Sara Beam
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806165480
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Heartland by : Sara Beam

Download or read book Voices from the Heartland written by Sara Beam and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite progress in recent years, Oklahoma hardly ranks as woman-friendly. The state holds the highest incarceration rate of women in the nation. It offers women no legal protection against being fired due to sexual orientation or gender identity. Its Native American and immigrant populations struggle for access to community resources. And Oklahoma is still governed largely by men, leaving women without adequate political representation. In 2007, the highly acclaimed anthology Voices from the Heartland provided a much-needed platform for Oklahoma women—prominent and unknown—to tell their stories. This timely sequel reflects an even broader cross-section of women’s experiences. Just like its predecessor, Voices from the Heartland: Volume II offers memorable accounts of struggle and transformation. It does not sugarcoat the problems that women face in contemporary Oklahoma—and in many parts of underprivileged America: racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty, addiction. The 38 contributions gathered here are honest and, at times, raw. They cover such varied topics as girlhood, trauma, the workplace, parenting, politics, and religious beliefs. Taken together, the essays comprise a living artifact of women’s history, accessible and, as an anthology, ideally suited for classroom use. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to listen to what women have to say about their own lives, including—and perhaps especially—women from flyover states like Oklahoma. As Sara N. Beam states so eloquently in her preface, “You’ll read their stories here as they want them told: in a mix of poetry and prose, in the voice of a relative, in the voice of a tired person across the breakroom table, in a secret hush, or in a voice not unlike that of your best friend or mother.” These voices from the heartland inspire us to pause, to listen, to understand, to evolve, and to make a difference.

Voices from the Rust Belt

Author : Anne Trubek
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 125016298X
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Rust Belt by : Anne Trubek

Download or read book Voices from the Rust Belt written by Anne Trubek and published by Picador. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Timely . . . [the collection] paints intimate portraits of neglected places that are often used as political talking points. A good companion piece to J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy.”—Booklist The essays in Voices from the Rust Belt "address segregated schools, rural childhoods, suburban ennui, lead poisoning, opiate addiction, and job loss. They reflect upon happy childhoods, successful community ventures, warm refuges for outsiders, and hidden oases of natural beauty. But mainly they are stories drawn from uniquely personal experiences: A girl has her bike stolen. A social worker in Pittsburgh makes calls on clients. A journalist from Buffalo moves away, and misses home.... A father gives his daughter a bath in the lead-contaminated water of Flint, Michigan" (from the introduction). Where is America's Rust Belt? It's not quite a geographic region but a linguistic one, first introduced as a concept in 1984 by Walter Mondale. In the modern vernacular, it's closely associated with the "Post-Industrial Midwest," and includes Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York. The region reflects the country's manufacturing center, which, over the past forty years, has been in decline. In the 2016 election, the Rust Belt's economic woes became a political talking point, and helped pave the way for a Donald Trump victory. But the region is neither monolithic nor easily understood. The truth is much more nuanced. Voices from the Rust Belt pulls together a distinct variety of voices from people who call the region home. Voices that emerge from familiar Rust Belt cities—Detroit, Cleveland, Flint, and Buffalo, among other places—and observe, with grace and sensitivity, the changing economic and cultural realities for generations of Americans.

The Heartland

Author : Nathan Filer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780571345953
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (459 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Heartland by : Nathan Filer

Download or read book The Heartland written by Nathan Filer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful work of non-fiction and the natural sequel to his Costa Book of the Year Award-winning The Shock of the Fall.

The Birchbark House

Author : Louise Erdrich
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063064189
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Birchbark House by : Louise Erdrich

Download or read book The Birchbark House written by Louise Erdrich and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling 100 years in the life of one Ojibwe family, and includes beautiful interior black-and-white artwork done by the author. She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakayas and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakayas to discover her calling. By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer. The beloved and essential Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons.

Voices from the Heartland

Author : Eric R. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967054476
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (544 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the Heartland by : Eric R. Williams

Download or read book Voices from the Heartland written by Eric R. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vietnam

Author :
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806121628
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (216 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Vietnam by :

Download or read book Vietnam written by and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988-08-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men and women from all economic backgrounds and of all races present their own narratives concerning time served in the Vietnam War, detailing the combat, sacrifices, compassion, and courage they remember

Voices from the heartland

Author : William Brook Barlow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Voices from the heartland by : William Brook Barlow

Download or read book Voices from the heartland written by William Brook Barlow and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Heartland Excursions

Author : Bruno Nettl
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252064685
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (646 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Heartland Excursions by : Bruno Nettl

Download or read book Heartland Excursions written by Bruno Nettl and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Heartland Excursions, a legendary ethnomusicologist takes the reader along for a delightful, wide-ranging tour of his workplace. Bruno Nettl provides an insightful, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, always pithy ethnography of midwestern university schools of music from a different perspective in each of four chapters, alternating among three distinct voices: the longtime professor, the "native informant," and the outside observer, an "ethnomusicologist from Mars." If you've ever been to a concert or been connected to a university with a school of music, you ll discover yourself--or someone you know--in these pages. "In the music building you can't tell the quick from the dead without a program."--Chapter 1, "In the Service of the Masters" "The great ability of a violin student whom I observed was established when his dean was persuaded to accompany him."--Chapter 2, "Society of Musicians" "Some teachers of music history would accuse students who listen to Elvis Presley not only of taking time away from hearing Brahms, but also of polluting themselves."--Chapter 3, "A Place for All Musics?" At commencement, the graduates "were perhaps not aware that they had just participated in an event in which the principal values of the Western musical world . . . had been taken out of storage bins for annual exercise."--Chapter 4, "Forays into the Repertory"

Dissent in the Heartland

Author : Mary Ann Wynkoop
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253026741
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Dissent in the Heartland by : Mary Ann Wynkoop

Download or read book Dissent in the Heartland written by Mary Ann Wynkoop and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1960s in the heartlands of America—a region of farmland, conservative politics, and traditional family values—students at Indiana University were transformed by their realization that the personal was the political. Taking to the streets, they made their voices heard on issues from local matters, such as dorm curfews and self-governance, to national issues of racism, sexism, and the Vietnam War. In this grassroots view of student activism, Mary Ann Wynkoop documents how students became antiwar protestors, civil rights activists, members of the counterculture, and feminists who shaped a protest movement that changed the heart of Middle America and redefined higher education, politics, and cultural values. Based on research in primary sources, interviews, and FBI files, Dissent in the Heartland reveals the Midwestern pulse of the 1960s beating firmly, far from the elite schools and urban centers of the East and West. This revised edition includes a new introduction and epilogue that document how deeply students were transformed by their time at IU, evidenced by their continued activism and deep impact on the political, civil, and social landscapes of their communities and country.