"The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This c ..."
"The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This ..."
"Georgia has produced some of the major figures of modern literature, including Carson McCullers, Erskine Caldwell and, most notably, Flannery O'Connor. While such writers are firmly established in American literary history, all too few readers are aware of how the state's tradition of literary excellence persists in the present day.The thirty stories in "After O'Connor" were written during the past fifteen years by authors who were born ..."
Kinfolks Custard Pie(1st Edition) Recollections Recipes From East Tennesssean by Walter N. Lambert, HughBailey Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1988 by Univ Tennessee Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87049-585-4, ISBN: 0-87049-585-2
"The author shares memories of his Tennessee childhood and local recipes for breads, salads, soups, vegetables, meat, poultry, and desserts"
"Infrastructures -- tangible, intangible, and institutional public facilities, from bridges to health care -- are a vital precondition for economic and societal wellbeing. There has been an increasing awareness that we cannot rely on market forces for infrastructure investment and maintenance. In this volume, experts from Europe, North and South America, and Asia examine the ..."
"An entirely revised and updated edition of the best-selling 2001 original This collection of biographical essays, written by thirty-four noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the fifty-seven men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The book is organized chronologically into six sections that cover Alabama’s years as a US terri ..."
John Williams Walker A Study in the Political, Social, and Cultural Life of the Old Southwest (Paperback) by Hugh C. Bailey Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2002 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1261-9, ISBN: 0-8173-1261-7
"A biography of Alabama’s first Senator, this book is also the fascinating story of Southern frontier life as portrayed in contemporary letters and documents."
Shock and Alarm What it was really like at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq by Hugh Iwanicki, Dave Bailey Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2013 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN-13: 978-1-4812-0296-1, ISBN: 1-4812-0296-0
"Shock and Alarm: What it was really like at the US Embassy in Iraq is a riveting behind-the-scenes exposé of daily life at the Baghdad Diplomatic Compound in 2009, providing an insightful look at the culture clash taking place between the Islamic world and the West. This is Hugh Iwanicki's personal story of the eleven months he served as a performance auditor for the Office of the Inspector General at the Embassy. His journal of unforg ..."