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Fuji Fire

Review in the Wall Street Journal:

“The complexity of this story makes it exceedingly difficult to tell. Till now it has been little remembered and infrequently taught in our military academies. Mr. Henry’s scholarly rigor, knowledge of the military and storytelling skill may at last change that.”

Review in Booklist:

“The details are treated as straightforward reporting, but Henry shows the human side of the tragedy through gut-wrenching, emotional descriptions of the families’ struggles.”

Crush

Review in Foreword Reviews:

Crush is a lighthearted paean to winemaking as a unique pastime ‘combining the ephemeral and the eternal.'”

Review in Booklist:

“O’Connell participates in the process at the beginning and end of the creation at each location, from picking grapes to bottling. . . . A true and enchanting narrative.”

Frontier Comrades

Review in Publishers Weekly:

“An illuminating survey of the past’s hidden queer lives.”

Triumph of Life

Review in Hadassah Magazine:

“There’s something comforting in knowing that such an accomplished Jewish thinker who has written such a stimulating, nuanced book about the Jewish past is also an inveterate optimist about the Jewish future.”

Ghostwalker

Review in H-Environment:

“In searching for the essence of the mountain lion, by plumbing their mystery so thoroughly, Leslie Patten does all of us a great service. Not only do lions have a profound effect on ‘stabilizing healthy ecosystems,’ which in turn, impacts ‘humans’ everyday lives, ‘but they also fortify water, soils and the air we breathe.'”

John Howard Payne Papers, Volumes 7-14

Review in Journal of Southern History:

“The publication represents the best of what this kind of collaborative research offers. This reviewer looks forward to reading the exciting work that will surely be informed by this collection for years to come.”

The Selected Works of Ora Eddleman Reed

Review in Journal of Southern History:

“Her [Ora Eddleman Reed] laser sharp rebuttals to stereotypical and sexist portrayals of Native American women remain relevant to our discussions of settler colonialism as a gendered construct.”

Guardians of Discourse

Review in Hispanic American Historical Review:

“The attention that Guardians of Discourse devotes to underappreciated literary works adds a welcome new angle to the scholarship and raises questions that are sure to stimulate further exploration of the multifaceted links between literature and journalism.”

Mexican Americans with Moxie

Review in New Mexico Historical Review:

Mexican Americans with Moxie is a vibrant local history of Chicana/o activism that speaks to the continuity, positive agency, and dignity of resistance in all its forms, and has much to offer the broader field of Chicana/o history.”

A Frail Liberty

Review in English Historical Review:

“Original and thought-provoking . . . The book will prove to be a good starting point for future studies of the often intricate legislative turns of the late revolutionary regime concerning colonies and the citizenship of emancipated slaves.”

Sensing Others

Review in Indigenous Religious Traditions:

Sensing Others immerses its reader in the rainforests inhabited by the hunter-gatherer Batek peoples in peninsula Malaysia, highlighting how the concept of the Other is negotiated, created, and navigated in their lives.”

A Planetary Lens

Review in the New Mexico Historical Review:

“Goodman’s comprehensive case study—paired with an equally comprehensive index and striking collection of photographs—makes for an accessible and essential read for students and academics alike.”

Author Interviews

Chris Donelly

Interview on Business in New Jersey Everyday

Tom Chorneau

Interview in The Culture Buzz

David Krell

Interview on the Books & Looks podcast

Chas Henry

Interview with Seattle’s Morning News

Interview in Colorado’s Morning News

Marc Katz

Interview on New Books Network

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