UNP Books on NetGalley

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Peruse the forthcoming titles that are available on the platform this month:

Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet

MICHAEL PATRICK CULLINANE

Turning away from Roosevelt as the singular force behind his administration, it is possible to see how the contributions of his Tennis Cabinet quietly sowed the seeds of the American Century.

More Than Flower Power

DIANE J. PURVIS

Through the lens of one person’s experience, More than Flower Power offers an intimate portrait of a West Coast generation’s optimism, idealism, and transformative influence on American culture and society.

Spitballer

WILLIAM C. KASHATUS

Based on contemporary newspaper accounts and five major interviews Coveleski gave, Spitballer tells Covey’s inspirational story in the context of his time and the rise and decline of the spitball, a tricky and sometimes dangerous pitch to control and one that had an enormous impact on early twentieth-century baseball.

Tilton and Grace Entokah

ANTHONY LOOKOUT

Tilton and Grace Entokah is not only the story of the Entokahs but also an Osage history written from the collective memory of those on the Osage reservation.

Civil War historian Brian K. Burton provides a clear, concise narrative of the battles and offers a stop-by-stop guide through Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

Red Woman

PEARL E. CASIAS

In this singular memoir, Pearl E. Casias tells the story of her rise from poverty to chair of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in rural southwest Colorado.

So Young, So Great

JIM INGRAHAM

By focusing on the first six years of Bob Feller’s career, So Young, So Great captures in revelatory detail Feller’s unprecedented arrival, as a high school teenager, on the Big League stage, and his rapid ascension into one of the game’s all-time greats.

Emancipation War

DAMON ROOT

In Emancipation War award-winning journalist Damon Root chronicles the great legal, political, and military struggle to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw slavery once and for all.

Bloodlines

LIZA J. NICHOLAS

Bloodlines: A Story of Horses, Family, and Obsession is a love story—of a mother’s love for her husband and a father’s love for horses. Combining memoir and social history with a journey into the world of horses, Liza J. Nicholas reveals how a parent’s passions can determine the destiny of an entire family.

The Texas Rangers and Me

T.R. SULLIVAN

The Texas Rangers and Me takes readers on a journey through the incredible highs and lows and the unforgettable moments that have shaped the franchise through the eyes of beat reporter T.R. Sullivan, who covered the team for thirty-two years, longer than any reporter in franchise history.

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