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
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
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
Since 2006, the University of Nebraska Press has worked to publish The Complete Letters of Henry James, an acclaimed series that fills a crucial gap in modern literary studies by presenting in a scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists … Continue reading From the Desk of Henry James: August 25, 1881
The following is an excerpt from Art Effects: Image, Agency, and Ritual in Amazonia (Nebraska, 2020) by Carlos Fausto, translated by David Rodgers. Introduction: The Smirk There used to be a time when we knew. We used to believe that … Continue reading Excerpt: Art Effects
The following is an excerpt from Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Fifth Edition, (Nebraska, 2020) by Joseph Siegman. Lipman “Lip” Pike United States Born: May 25, 1845, New York, New York Died: October 10, 1893 … Continue reading Excerpt: Jewish Sports Legends
The following is an excerpt from On Distant Service: The Life of the First U.S. Foreign Service Officer to Be Assassinated (Potomac Books, 2020) by Susan M. Stein. Four: Imbrie, Acting At 3:00 o’clock on the morning of April 5, … Continue reading Excerpt: On Distant Service
With our new Virtually Bison Books tours, you can explore Western Literature from your home or on the road. Backcountry Bisons is the newest tour featuring an array of memoirs that bring the reader into the Western environments that the authors explored, hiked, or … Continue reading Backcountry Bisons: Julie Riddle, The Solace of Stones
The following is the introduction from An Unladylike Profession: American Women War Correspondents in World War I (Potomac Books, 2020) by Chris Dubbs. Recently in the Wall Street Journal Melanie Kirkpatrick wrote, “This slice of World War I history offers … Continue reading Excerpt: An Unladylike Profession
The following is an excerpt from Operation Rising Sun: The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Submarine I-52 by David W. Jourdan (Potomac Books, 2020). Prologue Fifteen minutes of steady flying yielded nothing. Half an hour after launch, they still heard no … Continue reading Excerpt: Operation Rising Sun
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