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April 17, 2015 univnebpress

Rockets and Revolution By Michael Smith Critcom review “An engaging read, Rockets & Revolution brings a variety of new sources and a refreshing perspective into the debates about the cultural dimensions of spaceflight. Weaving together technology and literature, Smith reconstructs a cultural space in which formulas and parabolas meet with symbols and parables. Both historians of astronautics and historians of literature will find some of their assumptions challenged and will benefit from reading this book.” That Dream Shall Have a Name By David Moore Studies in American Indian Literatures review “I especially appreciated the thoroughness of Moore’s … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS

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From the desk of Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham

April 16, 2015 univnebpress

Jay M. Smith is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served in a variety of administrative capacities involving the management of undergraduate education. Mary Willingham worked in the Center for … Continue reading From the desk of Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham

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Q & A with Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz

April 15, 2015 univnebpress

Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and coauthor (with Lyle Spatz) of 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (Nebraska, 2010), winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal, and author of Baseball in St. Louis, … Continue reading Q & A with Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz

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The Marketeers Club: March Exhibit Round Up

April 10, 2015 univnebpress

Emily Giller is the exhibits coordinator and media planner in the marketing department. NINE March 11-14, 2015 (Tempe, AZ) UNP conference attendee: Rob Taylor, Sports Editor “For a relatively small crowd, our authors were well represented, among them: Jim Walker … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: March Exhibit Round Up

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EXCERPT: Civil War Washington

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Civil War Washington: History, Place, and Digital Scholarship (April 2015) edited by Susan C. Lawrence, from chapter eight: Poetry, Washington DC’s Hospital Newspapers, and the Civil War by Elizabeth Lorang. … The sheer numbers of poems published in the newspapers is a … Continue reading EXCERPT: Civil War Washington

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EXCERPT: Spring 1865

April 9, 2015April 7, 2015 univnebpress

An excerpt from Spring 1865: The Closing Campaigns of the Civil War (April 2015) by Perry D. Jamieson. Excerpt is from Chapter Eight, Spring Morning. … Sunrise on Sunday, April 9, 1865, brought a foggy morning that became warm with a blue, cloudless sky.76 Before daybreak Fitz Lee and Gordon began preparing to carry out what would be the last offensive of the Army of Northern Virginia. They would attempt to move Sheridan’s cavalry out of the way and open the Stage Road west from Appomattox Court House.77 Gordon deployed his corps at the western edge of the Court House, … Continue reading EXCERPT: Spring 1865

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Reading List: #AWP15

April 8, 2015 univnebpress

The Association of Writers and Writing Program’s 2015 Conference and Bookfair takes place this weekend in Minneapolis. The AWP conference is where readers of all kinds gather for presentations, panels and readings with some of the top publishers, journals, and … Continue reading Reading List: #AWP15

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From the desk of Abigail M. Markwyn

April 6, 2015April 3, 2015 univnebpress

Abigail M. Markwyn is an associate professor of history at Carroll University. She is the coeditor of Gendering the Fair: Histories of Women and Gender at World’s Fairs and the author of Empress San Francisco (Nebraska, 2014). I teach history … Continue reading From the desk of Abigail M. Markwyn

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NEWS AND REVIEWS

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 univnebpress

Soccer Diaries By Michael Agovino Soccer America Daily review “More than an insightful account of American soccer’s evolution over the past three decades — it also hits a chord with anyone who’s enjoyed meeting fascinating characters at pickup games, who’s discovered new friends and previously unfamiliar cultures through soccer, and experienced the emotional roller-coaster of soccer fandom.” Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie By Paul Johnsgard Lincoln Journal Star review “From sacred sites to majestic wildlife patterns, ‘Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie’ snaps a unique portraiture of Nebraska as a great sustainer of all who dwell within its … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS

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From the desk of Blake Allmendinger

April 2, 2015April 1, 2015 univnebpress

Blake Allmendinger is a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Imagining the African American West (Nebraska, 2005) and other books. His work on western writers and literature has been featured in … Continue reading From the desk of Blake Allmendinger

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NEWS AND REVIEWS

From the desk of Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham

Q & A with Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz

The Marketeers Club: March Exhibit Round Up

EXCERPT: Civil War Washington

EXCERPT: Spring 1865

Reading List: #AWP15

From the desk of Abigail M. Markwyn

NEWS AND REVIEWS

From the desk of Blake Allmendinger