Books published by Stephen F. Austin State University Press

Patsy Hallman's collection of East Texas folk tales, vignettes, and memories is a delightful foray into times past. Readers will discover courtships determined by the washing of bread bowls, hear about Sam Houston's baptism and amorist pursuits, and find out what role Nacogdoches played in the Civil War South, among a wide range of other topics.

W.A. Criswell envisioned the emergence of a new conservatism that would become the new religious right. Towns's book examines selected speeches from 1956 to 2002, revisiting events that provoked the rhetorical situations of the era and exploring speaker-leader propositions and perspectives.

Engaging and inspirational with just the right hint of humour, I Remember Highway 80 harkens back to an earlier, simpler time in America's history, before the interstate highway system wreaked its havoc on small-town living, when drive-in movie theatres were all the rage, and evenings still ended with a quick spin around the courthouse square.

Shelia Sanderson writes a mature and committed poetry - a poetry that cuts to the bone, a poetry committed to cherishing the elemental wonders surrounding her life. Sanderson pays close attention to nature and her appreciation is specific, fresh, and hard-won, for Sanderson is a poet who, through hands-on observation, realizes the ironies and inequities of experience.

This is a tribute to Wallace Stevens' memory and to his singular accomplishment in poetry. It is an attempt to make an affectionate, human connection with a man deprived of some of life's most basic pleasures - living where you want, living with whom you want, and having the psychological and emotional freedom to express yourself and evade the fetters of our Puritanical society.

This novel is set on a US Forest Service firefighting crew stationed in Southern California in the mid-1960s. In its fidelity to the physical, emotional, and social world of the crews, Fire Season offers an account of the fiery intersection of the human and the natural world-an ongoing encounter that has decisively shaped the natural history-and, therefore, the human history-of the West.

The poems in Working Class integrate the experiences of construction labour, Sicilian roots, family and spiritual life. These mostly free-verse poems incorporate subtle metrics, rhymes, and stanza structures to make the poems both accessible and lyrical.

Presents a collection of personal essays about healthcare and healthcare reform. Although the content of these essays is factual, the authors utilize literary techniques to create an interesting narrative that conveys an intentional message. The essays in this collection often have a familiar tone and are characterized by authorial introspection and a personal struggle for honesty.

For readers interested in East Texas history or for alumni of Stephen F. Austin State University, Well Done provides an exceptional pictorial profile and overview of the university, its campus, its events, and its array of characters spanning 90 years.

Pairs the blues poems of Kim Addonizio with woodcut effigies based on images of a number of significiant blues musicians with the intent of creating "duets" of image and text, each spread becoming a visual composition and each element amplifying the other. Created by Charles D. Jones, the woodcuts are in direct response to the poetry. The limited edition book features 24 poems and 26 images.

Brings fresh perspective to the debate and comparative analysis of vertical division of power - processes of decentralization and relations between central and local (self) governments. The book encompasses contributions from many different academics from not only different countries, and very different political traditions and cultures.

Charlotte Warren's memoir, Jumna, chronicles her childhood in India during its fight for independence from Great Britain, and her coming of age in the United States during the turbulent sixties.

Ledbetter's writing is often about people on the small farms of Southern Illinois, Nebraska, and the Palouse in Southeast Washington who have lost their ability or inclination to talk to each other, having been beaten down by harsh weather, or poor crops. John Van Doren has called his work `a report of a vanishing world that was always achingly inarticulate and therefore of violent heart.'

In Sheep Can Recognize Individual Human Faces, the poet confronts questions of mortality in meditative poems that revolve around people in his life that he has known and loved.

People expect that their lives move in majestic sweeps, but that's only because memory and legend work that way, but reality works in the small moments of our experience. Too Heavy to Carry explores those moments by focusing in close. This wonderful collection aims to name the evils that people live through: loneliness, betrayal, inadequacy, and loss.

Barbara Schmitz writes about daily life, bringing to life such intricate encounters as animals and plants, mineral and liquids. Schmitz leaves no stone unturned. With beautiful imagery and astounding cadences, Schmitz comes to life in her poetry.