Bücher von William Gay

Walt Whitman, The Poet Of Democracy is a book written by William Gay and first published in 1893. The book is a comprehensive biography of the American poet Walt Whitman, who is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. The book provides a detailed account of Whitman's life, from his childhood in Long Island to his later years in Camden, New Jersey. The author explores Whitman's literary career and his impact on American poetry, as well as his personal beliefs and political views. Gay delves into Whitman's most famous work, Leaves of Grass, and examines its themes of democracy, individualism, and spirituality. The book is divided into chapters that cover different aspects of Whitman's life and poetry, including his early years as a journalist, his experiences during the Civil War, and his relationships with other writers and thinkers of his time. Overall, Walt Whitman, The Poet Of Democracy provides readers with a comprehensive and insightful look into the life and work of one of America's greatest poets. It is a must-read for anyone interested in American literature, poetry, or the history of American culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

It's 1952, and E.F. Bloodworth is finally coming home to Ackerman's Field, Tennessee. Itinerant banjo picker and volatile vagrant, he's been gone ever since he gunned down a deputy thirty years before. Two of his sons won't be home to greet him: Warren lives a life of alcoholic philandering down in Alabama, and Boyd has gone to Detroit in vengeful pursuit of his wife and the peddler she ran off with. His third son, Brady, is still home, but he's an addled soothsayer given to voodoo and bent on doing whatever it takes to keep E.F. from seeing the wife he abandoned. Only Fleming, E.F.'s grandson, is pleased with the old man's homecoming, but Fleming's life is soon to careen down an unpredictable path hewn by the beautiful Raven Lee Halfacre.In the great Southern tradition of Faulkner, Styron, and Cormac McCarthy, William Gay wields a prose as evocative and lush as the haunted and humid world it depicts. Provinces of Night is a tale redolent of violence and redemption-a whiskey-scented, knife-scarred novel whose indelible finale is not an ending nearly so much as it is an apotheosis.

Stoneburner ist eine hard-boiled Detektivgeschichte, wie sie nur William Gay schreiben konnte. Sie spielt in der Mitte der 1970er Jahre und erzählt die Geschichte des abgestumpften Privatdetektivs Stoneburner, Thibodeaux, einem Redneck Vietnam-Veteranen, Cathy Meecham, einer schönen jungen Blondine und Cap Holder, einem Ex-Sheriff. Stoneburner hat sein Büro in Memphis aufgegeben, um am Ufer des Tennessee River zu leben. Dort lernt er den pensionierten Sheriff Cap Holder kennen, der ein kleines Vermögen gemacht hat, nachdem Hollywood einen Film produzierte, der auf seinen Heldentaten als Sheriff basiert. Holder hat mit den Drogendealern in seiner ländlichen Gegend aufgeräumt. Holder beauftragt Stoneburne nun, seine junge Freundin und einen Koffer mit Drogengeldern wieder zu beschaffen, nachdem Cathy und der Koffer gleichzeitig verschwunden sind. Die Nachforschungen bringen Stoneburner in Kontakt mit Thibodeaux, den er aus seiner Jugendzeit kennt. Thibodeaux ist heute ein unberechenbarer Trinker. Verfangen in ihrer Vergangenheit, kollidierendie miteinander verschlungenen Wege und Motive von Storneburner, Holder, Thibodeaux und Cathy schlussendlich in einer rasenden Verfolgungsjagd quer durch Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama und Akansas.

Picturesque Sketches of American Progress - Comprising official descriptions of nearly 100 American cities, American scenery and celebrated health resorts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.