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Foreign Rights: Available Now: BiographyCharacter Is Destiny edited by Andrew Lees Margaret Webster by Milly S. Barranger Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker by Gwen Marston Character Is Destiny: The Autobiography of Alice SalomonAndrew Lees, Editor Rights: World In her autobiography, the remarkable feminist and social worker Alice Salomon recounts her transition in the 1890s from privileged idleness to energetic engagement in solving social problems. Salomon took the lead in establishing the profession of social work, and built a career as a social reformer, activist, and educator. A prolific author, Salomon also played a key role in the transatlantic dialogue between German and American feminists in the early twentieth century. Her narrative concludes with the account of her expulsion from Germany by the Nazis in 1937. Salomon's formative influence on the field of social work makes her story crucial for the history of the discipline. This work will also appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the feminist and socialist movements or the political and social history of twentieth-century Germany. The volume also includes several of Salomon's essays on social work and women's issues, along with photographs of Salomon, her students, and her colleagues. Andrew Lees is Professor and Chair of the History Department at Rutgers University, Camden. February 2004 Haunted Heart: A Biography of Susannah McCorkleLinda Dahl Rights: World Susannah McCorkle was among the greats of jazz/cabaret performers. A disciple of Billie Holiday, McCorkle went on to develop a style of her own, performing locally at the Oak Room of the Algonquin and in venues around the world. She wrestled with depression and bi-polar disorder and in 2001 she plunged from the window of her apartment in New York. Most of those in the overflow crowd at her memorial service were in shock. In Haunted Heart, author Linda Dahl looks at Susannah McCorkle and her music as it evolved over the course of thirty years and at the conflicts in Susannah's haunted life. No less important and fascinating is the light Dahl sheds on the musicians and writers of the '70s, '80s, and '90s who created and informed public perceptions about the music of the jazz and cabaret world. By turns glamorous and brutal, this demi-monde fed both the talents of insecurities of those who called it their home. Linda Dahl is the author of Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazz Women and Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams. September 2006 Margaret Webster: A Life in the TheaterMilly S. Barranger Rights: World "In Milly Barranger, Margaret Webster has found the perfect biographer. In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did. I wish she were here to read it." Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). This is the first book-length biography of Webster, a groundbreaking stage and opera director whose career challenged not only stage tradition but also mainstream attitudes toward professional women. Often credited with first having brought Shakespeare to Broadway, and renowned for her bold casting of an African American (Paul Robeson) in the role of Othello, Webster was a creative force in modern American and British theater. Her story reveals the independent-minded artist undeterred by stage tradition and unmindful of rules about a woman's place in the professional theater. In addition to providing fascinating glimpses into Webster's personal and family life, Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater also offers a who's-who list of the biggest names in New York and London theater of the time, as well as Hollywood: John Gielgud, Noël Coward, George Bernard Shaw, Uta Hagen, Sybil Thorndike, Eva LeGallienne, and John Barrymore, among others, all of whom crossed paths with Webster. Capping Webster's amazing story is her investigation by Senator Joseph McCarthy and HUAC, which left her unable to work for a year, and from which she never fully recovered. Milly S. Barranger is Alumni Distinguished Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was formerly Chairman of the Department of Dramatic Arts and Producing Director of the PlayMakers Repertory Company at The University of North Carolina. May 2004 Mary Schafer, American Quilt MakerGwen Marston Rights: World Extensively illustrated, with over 100 photographs and 10 quilt patterns, Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker is a must-have book for anyone passionate about American quilting. While we take that passion for granted today, author Gwen Marston shows that it wasn't always so; indeed, one woman, Mary Schafer, was largely responsible for the restoration of interest in one of our greatest folk arts—long before the American bicentennial turned quilting into what seemed like an overnight sensation. Marston presents a picture of Schafer as an unassuming scholar: the anonymous quilter, remaining humble and somewhat retiring. Behind the modest facade, however, Schafer displayed a remarkable devotion to research, historical accuracy, and community through her efforts to make quilting available to as many people as possible. Anyone will find Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker a welcome addition to their collection of the work of masters of American folk art, while quilters will appreciate it not only for the story it tells but for the generous selection of patterns and illustrations it offers. Gwen Marston is a nationally known quilt maker, teacher, and author. She is the author of more than fifteen books on quilting, including Liberated String Quilts, 70 Classic Quilting Patterns, and Amish Quilting Patterns. April 2004 |
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