Reviews
At the Base of the Giant’s Throat
Review in The Wall Street Journal:
“The story of America is, in a very real sense, the story of its rivers and the struggle to control them. Anthony Palumbi’s book, At the Base of the Giant’s Throat: The Past and Future of America’s Great Dams, invites readers to consider the history of North America through this fluvial lens.”
Review in Prairie Schooner:
“In the essay ‘Rights of Passage,’ Roberts writes, ‘The parts of our bodies that betray our animal natures and remind us of our animal bodies…are off-limit topics in polite conversation. We deny the most natural parts of ourselves—our hunger or desires, our vulnerabilities and frailties, and even our grief.’ Animal Bodies is both a response and a remedy to that denial, an example of how to behold with tenderness the parts of ourselves we are most inclined to hide.”
Review in The Russian Review:
“Today, there are many calls for the United States to revive its political warfare capabilities and respond to challenges from China, Russia, and elsewhere. Cold War Radio is the first study policymakers should consult.”
Amazonian Kichwa of the Curaray River
Review in Hispanic American Historical Review:
“While each chapter is clearly part of a whole, each could stand on its own in terms of topic and treatment. The writing mixes concise theoretical contextualization and regional comparison with vignettes, particular episodes that took place during the author’s fieldwork experience.”
Review in The Civil War Monitor:
“In telling the life story of Absalom Markland, Hooper not only provides the reader with details of the primary personality under study, but she also sheds new light on aspects of more famous individuals such as Grant and President Lincoln as they interacted with Markland throughout the Civil War.”
Review in Maryland Horse:
“It’s a darker and more complex story than anyone might’ve given it credit, but Gilden tells it in spellbinding fashion. It’s unlikely one will end the book with the same opinions on Franklin and Delp as when they started. For anyone who wants to know the real story behind the people with one of racing’s brightest stars, it’s a must-read.”
Review in Kerry Eggers:
“…if you like baseball, history and underdog stories, it is a worthwhile read.”
Review in Start Spreading the News:
“Rather than simply talking about the art of being a baseball scout, Lowenfish takes the reader inside the world and the lives of the scouts themselves. He shares stories about each, how they connect to each other, the teams they worked for, and the sport itself.”
Review in Parameters:
“Marvin Pokrant, a long-time analyst of naval affairs, has produced a useful assessment of the utility of principles in the study and conduct of war. This book offers many provocative comments and proposed revisions to our longstanding canon.”
Review in Anchorage Daily News:
“Watch the Bear is the title of this book, and it’s what Stonorov does on nearly every page. Through a series of interesting, sometimes funny, and occasionally hair-raising stories, he encourages readers to do likewise. Be cautious and respectful, he advises, but not fearful. Watch the bears. They have a lot to tell us.”
Review in Hispanic American Historical Review:
“The Melancholy Void presents a trove of interpretive and scholarly riches; and while one might quibble with some of its readings, this book represents an important addition to the study of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century poetry. It will, no doubt, provide much food for thought and debate.”
Review in Caliope:
“The book convincingly demonstrates the links between lyric expression, melancholic subjectivity, and gender violence in early-modern lyric poetry….The study of early-modern poetry in Spain will no doubt be better off for having the reckoning with gender violence proposed by The Melancholy Void.”
Review in Railroad History:
“Frequent accounts of people getting things done help keep the book interesting. Harnik devotes quite a few pages to the complex issue of funding trails. It ends with the observation that ‘the rails-to-trails movement has shown its ability to maneuver adeptly between the worlds of transportation and recreation,’ to which I’d add ‘preservation and projects that educate.'”
Featured in Bay Journal:
“…a fine sketch of U.S. transportation history and an inspiring guide to the power of trails to reconnect us to nature and lure us around the next bend.”
Review in California History:
“To Barajas’s credit, the creative energy and determination suggested by the word moxie
does more than name the diverse politics of a local, ethnic Mexican population. It furthers
a collective analysis of the era by embracing a political terrain that blurs commonly assumed
distinctions between the so-called ‘Mexican American generation’ and the ‘Chicano generation.’ Barajas does this work at the local level by detailing transgenerational efforts that were simultaneously animated by the experience of an older generation and the energy and
tactics of a younger one.”
Review in California History:
“As a public historian engaged in direct conversations with visitors who continue to flock to all twenty-six California missions for a taste of ‘early California,’ Rizzo is clearly focused on bridging the gap between California’s myths and the erasure of California Indians. His methodology, conceptual approach, and centering of Native voices, experiences, and spaces is reflected in his careful collaboration with the Amah Mutsun tribe and other Native communities seeking to strengthen tribal sovereignty and hoping to raise awareness among non-Native communities.”
Author Interviews
Interview with New Books Network
Interview in Book Breaks
Interview in KCUR
Interview with The Fried Egg Golf Podcast
Interview with New Books Network
Features
Featured in Lincoln Journal Star
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