This exclusive edition brings together a selection of Audre Lorde's poetry and essays with "biomythography," the form that she created in 'Zami: A New Spelling of My Name' (1982). 'Zami' combines biography, mythology, and history as it records Lorde's experiences as a West Indian in America and the growth of her emotional and sexual resonance with women. Zami grows up, goes to high school and college in New York City, and looks for women like herself....

Presents the events that led up to the Battle of Antietam and describes that clash and its aftermath.

Presents the life of Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant, who fought for the Union and later became president of the United States.

Discusses the significance and principal military personnel of the Civil War battle that took place at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Describes the people and action of the Revolutionary War battle of Trenton, New Jersey, in which General Washington led his men across the partially frozen Delaware River on the day after Christmas, 1776.

Follows the life of Lord Cornwallis, from his early years as a soldier in the British army, to his surrender to George Washington at the end of the Revolutionary War.

Traces the life of Jefferson Davis, who graduated from West Point and served in the Army and the House of Representatives before becoming President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

Describes the people and action of Revolutionary War battles that took place in New York, particularly the Battle of Harlem Heights, which underscored General Washington's battle philosophy and boosted the morale of his troops.