Im Alter von acht Jahren entdeckt Caleb Smith seine Liebe zu Kaninchen und erkennt in ihnen Potenzial für mehr: Sie machen Freude und können trösten. Wenig später ruft er ein Programm ins Leben, um auch anderen durch seine Tiere Trost, Wärme und neue Hoffnung zu schenken. Caleb rettet ausgesetzte Kaninchen, beginnt eine Zucht seltener Rassen und verleiht seine hoppelnden Freunde an Familien als "Haustiere auf Probe". Schließlich gelingt es ihm, eine kleine Insel zu kaufen, auf der sich sei...

How nineteenth-century “disciplines of attention” anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being “spiritual but not religious”Today, we’re driven to distraction, our attention overwhelmed by the many demands upon it—most of which emanate from our beeping and blinking digital devices. This may seem like a decidedly twenty-first-century problem, but, as Caleb Smith shows in this elegantly written, meditative work, distraction was also a serious conce...

Condemned to hang after his raid on Harper’s Ferry, John Brown prophesied that the crimes of a slave-holding land would be purged away only with blood. A study of omens, maledictions, and inspired invocations, The Oracle and the Curse examines how utterances such as Brown’s shaped American literature between the Revolution and the Civil War.In nineteenth-century criminal trials, judges played the role of law’s living oracles, but offenders were also given an opportunity to...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established to provide the opportunity for higher education to people of African descent in the era of segregation. The visions, values, and heritages these schools embodied enabled them to chart new frontiers of learning, scholarship, and public engagement for and beyond the United States. Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a Globalizing World: The Past, the Present, and the Future, edited by Alem Hailu, Mohamed S. Camara, and...

Presents a thought-provoking collection of five essays that explore the purposes and meanings of legal punishment in the United States, both culturally and sociallyFrom the Gospel of Matthew to numerous US Supreme Court justices, many literary and legal sources have observed that how a society metes out punishment reveals core truths about its character. The Punitive Imagination is a collection of essays that engages and contributes to debates about the pu...

At 16 he lost the girl he loved.At 43, she comes back into his life in a most unexpected way.Caleb Baxter isn’t quite what he seems. He might still live with his parents, but the handyman business he runs is a side hustle to a much more lucrative life.Emma’s return turns his whole world upside down in more ways than one. The life she’s lived has been hard—leaving her scared and scarred.When Emma’s whole world is threatened, Caleb makes a choice to do whateve...

Cattle vs. Sheep...Grazers vs. Squatters...Life vs. Death...Joey, a nine-year-old orphan, leads a lonely existence. His uncle and aunt have an impending range war on their hands and don't take much notice of him. Then a mysterious stranger named Caleb enters his life.Caleb, a gunman who is in turn tender and brutal, has a deadly secret.. Will he save the downtrodden settlers, or destroy them? Joey's life will never be the same. And what will the price be to Ca...

When ex-navy SEAL and former Homeland Security agent Cody Sargent sails his 45 foot sloop into Admiralty Bay on the Caribbean island of Bequia, he expects to pass a few pleasant days and nights with Emma Stevenson, a local boutique owner he met the previous spring on his way south to Venezuela to lay up his boat for the hurricane season. Over dinner the first night, Emma tells him island gossip has it that a group of Muslims have taken up residence on the adjacent island of St. Vincent wit...

The American Civil War was a crucible of conflicting ideals, fierce combat, and defining moments that continue to shape the nation's identity. Yet behind every battle map and famous general's portrait stood countless ordinary men, called from their farms, workshops, and city streets to don uniforms. Meanwhile, the testimonies of commanding officers shed strategic insight on the human cost of this monumental conflict. Their experiences, from the harsh realities of frontline warfare to momen...

In "A Village Stradivarius," Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin crafts a poignant narrative that explores the intricate lives of small-town residents and the profound connections they share through music and memory. Set in the fictional rural village of Koral, the novel is imbued with a rich, lyrical style that highlights the pastoral beauty of its setting while delving into the emotional depths of its characters. Wiggin deftly weaves elements of Americana into her storytelling, echoing themes of l...

Cave Creek, Nevada—Where the Unexpected Meets the Real WorldStrange, unexplained events long plagued residents of Cave Creek, a former mining town nestled in a hidden canyon north of Las Vegas.In two previous anthologies, Bitter Mountain Moonlight and Open Ended Threat, the stories recount the past and present of the mythical Cave Creek, where portals to other timelines open and then disappear in the desert and rocks around the town.Promise in the Gold takes the rea...

In "The Old Peabody Pew," Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin crafts a poignant narrative set in the quaint New England village of Harmony, offering a rich exploration of community, faith, and the passage of time. With a distinctive blend of realism and sentimental charm, Wiggin employs vivid characterizations and evocative descriptions that capture the essence of small-town life in the late 19th century. The story centers around the Peabody Pew, a cherished relic of the local church, and reveals ho...