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Excerpt: The Leave-Takers

February 15, 2021February 9, 2021 univnebpress

Steven Wingate is the author of several books, including Of Fathers and Fire (Nebraska, 2019), the award-winning Wifeshopping, and Thirty-One Octets: Incantations and Meditations. He is an associate professor of English at South Dakota State University. The following is an excerpt from his newest novel, … Continue reading Excerpt: The Leave-Takers

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Excerpt: Gifted Greek

January 27, 2021January 25, 2021 univnebpress

Monteagle Stearns (1924-2016) was an American diplomat and a U.S. ambassador to Greece. He is the author of Entangled Allies: U.S. Policy toward Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus and Talking to Strangers: American Diplomacy at Home and Abroad. Below is an … Continue reading Excerpt: Gifted Greek

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Excerpt: Mahagony

January 15, 2021January 12, 2021 univnebpress

Édouard Glissant (1928-2011) was a Martinican poet, essayist, and novelist who is recognized as one of the most important writers and thinkers in the French and Francophone world. Translator Betsy Wing’s previous translations include Glissant’s The Fourth Century (Bison Books, … Continue reading Excerpt: Mahagony

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Remembering Tommy Lasorda

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 univnebpress

Tommy Lasorda, legendary Dodgers manager, passed away last Thursday at the age of 93. He was manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 through 1996; and during his twenty years as manager, the Dodgers won two World Series in … Continue reading Remembering Tommy Lasorda

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Excerpt: Get Thee to a Bakery

January 7, 2021January 6, 2021 univnebpress

Rick Bailey is a retired English instructor who taught writing for thirty-eight years at Henry Ford College in Michigan. He is the author or editor of several books, including The Enjoy Agenda: At Home and Abroad (Nebraska, 2019) and American English, Italian Chocolate: Small … Continue reading Excerpt: Get Thee to a Bakery

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Excerpt: A Horse’s Tale

December 24, 2020December 23, 2020 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from A Horse’s Tale by Mark Twain, edited and with an introduction by Charles C. Bradshaw, afterward by Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Bison Books, 2020). Three: General Alison to His Mother I am glad to know … Continue reading Excerpt: A Horse’s Tale

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Excerpt: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

December 22, 2020December 16, 2020 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City by Scott D. Seligman (Potomac Books, 2020). Six: As Scarce around Essex Street as Ham Sandwiches “When … Continue reading Excerpt: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

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Excerpt: Wildlife of Nebraska

October 15, 2020October 21, 2020 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Wildlife of Nebraska: A Natural History by Paul A. Johnsgard (Bison Books, 2020). From Chapter 2: Mammals Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats) Townsend’s Big-earedBat. Corynorhinus townsendii .HL (NW), Ra Identification: This easily identified pale-brown bat … Continue reading Excerpt: Wildlife of Nebraska

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Excerpt: Fidelis

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Fidelis: A Memoir (Potomac Books, 2020) by Teresa Fazio. Two: Convoy Camp Victory, Kuwait On the morning of our convoy from Kuwait to Iraq, we saddled up in Humvees, a row of armored hulks against … Continue reading Excerpt: Fidelis

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Excerpt: Sporting Realities

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020 univnebpress

The following has been excerpted from Sporting Realities: Critical Readings of the Sports Documentary (Nebraska, 2020), edited by Samantha N. Sheppard and Travis Vogan. Introduction Sports documentaries have never been more popular, prestigious, or visible. Such films won the Academy Award … Continue reading Excerpt: Sporting Realities

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