books by Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt)

books by Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt)

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Jane Marcus

Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt), 1988

Fantastic
I would suggest that this book be assigned to all entering college students. The white male patriarchal agenda of hatred has made it essential that the incredible variety of writings produced by women take center stage. Let's finally say goodbye to "Western Civ", ...

Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922 (Urban Life and Urban ...

Dominic A. Pacyga

Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt), 1991

An Excellent Snapshot of Polish-American History.
If you've traced your Polish ancestors back to turn-of-the-century Chicago, You will find a lot of valuable insights on their experience by reading this book. The life of any new immigrant was never very easy in this country and Pacyga leads you through all of the ...

And Ladies of the Club

Helen Hooven Santmyer

Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt), 1982

The Mother of Modern Historical Fiction
I first read "And Ladies of the Club" during that short time when it was the book to read, in the summer of 1986. I remember going to Shopko and the store aisles stacked with copies of it in blue, green, yellow, and pink. It was over 1,400 pages and I had to have it. ...

A Life Worth Living: The Selected Letters of John Holt

Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt), 1990

"It could be such a wonderful world,"
John Holt is probably best known for his early books, "How Children Fail" & "How Children Learn," and his advocacy of homeschooling -- although his concept was nothing like the rigid indoctrination of the fundamentalist mindset. From his decades of working with ...

Death of Contract

Gilmore G

Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt), 1976

Saved my neck in law school--and I enjoyed it, too
When I took Contracts as a first-year law student, I read the cases, went to class, and didn't have the faintest idea what it all meant. It seemed to be a mind-numbing mix of similar facts with different conclusions. Then I read this book and--voila--it all seemed to ...