Coquelle Thompson (ca. 1848–1946) was an accomplished storyteller who lived through the Rogue River Wars of 1855–56. His tribal community was evicted from its homeland and resettled with other Athabaskan groups on the Siletz Reservation, where he lived for ninety years. … Continue reading Excerpt: Ghosts Dance in an Empty House and Other Stories
Looking for something more personal to read this summer? This list features memoirs in essays and essay collections that ponder aging, mourn loved ones, meditate on our collective fears, and impart the hard-won wisdom of their authors. Save 50% during … Continue reading Summer Reading List: Essays
Reviews So Young, So Great Review in Booklist: “Other Bob Feller biographies are available, but Ingraham’s insistent focus on the pitcher’s first six years—’so young, so great’—make for an animating, highly readable account of a career launch perhaps unparalleled in … Continue reading News & Reviews
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Valerie Sherer Mathes is professor emerita of history at City College of San Francisco. Mathes has written eight books, three with co-authors, and edited four others, all on some aspect of the late nineteenth century Indian reform movement with an … Continue reading From the Desk of Valerie Sherer Mathes: Mary Louise Eldridge and the Navajos
Jim Ingraham is an award-winning sports columnist for the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram in Ohio. He is the author of Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians: A Baseball Life. His most recent book So Young, So Great: Bob Feller Electrifies Baseball and America was published by … Continue reading Excerpt: So Young, So Great
Planning your next vacation or wanting to get away in the comfort of your home? We’ve curated a reading list for those of you bitten by the travel bug. With a selection of travelogues, tourist histories, and guidebooks, this list … Continue reading Summer Reading: On the Road
Little House on the Prairie created by Rebecca Sonnenshine and starring Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, and Alice Halsey is available to stream on Netflix. Little House on the Prairie, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books, follows the close-knit … Continue reading Netflix ‘Little House on the Prairie’ streaming now
Reviews Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet Review in Wall Street Journal: “The story of the Tennis Cabinet has largely been untold until now—but it clearly had an impact on the development of our Republic.” Slow Guillotine Review in Maine … Continue reading News & Reviews
Pearl E. Casias served as the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s chief judge for twelve years. She also served on the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council and was the first woman elected chair of the tribe. Her new book Red Woman: My … Continue reading Excerpt: Red Woman
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