On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, which established the National Park Service. Today, we celebrate National Park Service Founders Day to recognize the conservation and preservation efforts of the National Parks System covering more than … Continue reading National Park Service Founders Day List
Reviews Small but Important Riots Review in StrategyPage: “This is a remarkable book. Author O’Neill first wrote on this subject, and with this title, thirty years ago. But over the course of the last thirty years, he has continued to … Continue reading News & Reviews
R. Eli Paul is the former director of the Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Kansas City Public Library. His public history career has spanned four decades, including previous tenures at the Nebraska State Historical Society, Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, … Continue reading From the Desk of R. Eli Paul
With the fall semester starting soon, we have prepared a list of titles to help you brush up on something familiar or take a dive into a new fascinating subject. History Richard Nixon PAUL CARTER Richard Nixon is the story … Continue reading Back to School Reading List
WITMonth – aka Women in Translation Month – is an annual celebration of women writers from around the world, writing in languages other than English. Started by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, WITMonth is a way to spread the word about … Continue reading WITMonth 2023 Reads
ICYMI Daybreak at Chavez Ravine in People’s Magazine Reviews Mine Mine Mine Review in Land & Climate Review: “In Mine Mine Mine, the sanctity of the body, love, and family all suffer a perverse inversion for the sake of mining a wealth from … Continue reading News & Reviews
Rebecca Jefferson is the Marketing Associate at the University of Nebraska Press and Editor of the Behind the Book blog. Below, she interviews Dave Van Dore, an avid collector of Bison Books with over 500 titles. Launched in 1961 as … Continue reading Interview with a Bison Books Collector
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “Earlier this year, I picked up copies of our Eberhart … Continue reading July Staff Reading List
ICYMI Continental Reckoning on CPSAN-2 Reviews The Time Left Between Us Review in Broad Street Review: “The Time Left Between Us is a gripping new book by local author Alicia DeFonzo who documents her grandfather’s journey serving in World War II, … Continue reading News & Reviews
Save 40% on everything you order from our new Native American and Indigenous Studies Catalog! Enter 6NS23 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” To place your order by phone, please call Longleaf Services at 1-800-848-6224 and … Continue reading Native American and Indigenous Studies Catalog Sale
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