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: March 20, 1883
Sabotaged: Dreams of Utopia in Texas (March 2020) is the remarkable account of French, Swiss, and Belgian intellectuals who followed Victor Considerant to Texas in 1855 in a quixotic attempt to fulfill their dreams of a new life in a … Continue reading Excerpt: Sabotaged
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 … Continue reading From the Desk of Henry James: February 24, 1881
The following is an excerpt from Walks on the Ground: A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation, a record of Ponca elder Louis V. Headman’s personal study of the Southern Ponca people, spanning seven decades. Afterword History tells us the influx of … Continue reading Excerpt: Walks on the Ground
The following is an excerpt from The Grass Shall Grow: Helen Post Photographs and the Native American West by Mick Gidley (February). Dialogic Power In 1829 newspapers carried accounts of a speech attributed to the Muskogee leader Speckled Snake in … Continue reading Excerpt: The Grass Shall Grow
Cather Studies presents new work about Willa Cather’s diverse writings (fiction, journalism, correspondence). Essays focus on her interesting relationships with other writers, the textual history of her works, as well as the cultural aesthetic and social contexts to her oeuvre. … Continue reading Willa Cather and the Arts
The following is an excerpt from Assembling Moral Mobilities by Nicholas A. Scott (February 2020). 1: Domestic Mobilities Local Tradition, Urban Place, and Good Roads What makes mobilities domestically good? What makes a bike lane good for creating “home”? What domestic lessons … Continue reading Excerpt: Assembling Moral Mobilities
The following is an excerpt from An Incipient Mutiny by Dwight R. Messimer (January 2020). Chapter 3: Paul Ward Beck, 1911-1912 First Lt. Paul W. Beck was either a far-sighted prophet or a manipulative politician out for personal gain. The … Continue reading Excerpt: An Incipient Mutiny
The following is an excerpt from National Pastimes: Cinema, Sports, and Nation by Katharina Bonzel. The book is the newest title in the Sports, Media, and Society series, which investigates how and why the many different aspects of sports are … Continue reading Excerpt: National Pastimes
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 … Continue reading From the Desk of Henry James: January 1, 1882
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