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Excerpt: Indians in the United States and Canada

September 18, 2018September 17, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Indians in the United States and Canada: A Comparative History, Second Edition (Nebraska, 2018) by Roger L. Nichols. This book is 30% off for a limited time. Enter 6NUC in the promotion code field of your … Continue reading Excerpt: Indians in the United States and Canada

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Excerpt: The Kid and Me

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from The Kid and Me: A Novel (August 2018) by Frederick Turner. Narrated by George Coe, an aged veteran of New Mexico’s Lincoln County War, The Kid and Me tells what it felt like to ride alongside Billy the Kid, … Continue reading Excerpt: The Kid and Me

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Twenty years after the bombing, former Ambassador Bushnell shares what happened

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 univnebpress

On August 7, 1998, three years before President George W. Bush declared the War on Terror, the radical Islamist group al-Qaeda bombed the American embassy in … Continue reading Twenty years after the bombing, former Ambassador Bushnell shares what happened

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Excerpt: Wedded to the Game

August 2, 2018July 31, 2018 univnebpress

Wedded to the Game: The Real Lives of NFL Women (Bison Original, 2006) explores what it’s really like living in the shadow of the NFL. Bringing a background in sociology and a firsthand understanding of being married to the NFL, Shannon … Continue reading Excerpt: Wedded to the Game

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Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees

July 31, 2018July 30, 2018 univnebpress

Jackson Michael is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the Maxwell Football Club and the author of The Game Before the Money (Nebraska, 2014). How does it feel to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees

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EXCERPT: Operation Kinetic

July 23, 2018July 18, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Operation Kinetic: Stabilizing Kosovo by Sean M. Maloney (July 2018). On the sweltering night of 12 June 1999, Canadian Coyote reconnaissance vehicles pulled out of the Krivolak training area south of Skopje, Macedonia, and headed for … Continue reading EXCERPT: Operation Kinetic

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EXCERPT: Turning Points in Jewish History

July 19, 2018July 16, 2018 univnebpress

This excerpt from Turning Points in Jewish History by Marc J. Rosenstein (July 2018) was originally published on the JPS website.    Where Were the Women? Surveying the texts of Jewish history up to the mid-20th century, it is hard … Continue reading EXCERPT: Turning Points in Jewish History

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The Soccer Diaries: When The World Cup Semifinal Came to New York

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 univnebpress

The following is adapted from The Soccer Diaries: An American’s Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game by Michael Agovino, now available in paperback. Agovino recently wrote for the Washington Post about the US hosting another World Cup in 2026.   … Continue reading The Soccer Diaries: When The World Cup Semifinal Came to New York

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EXCERPT: The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast (June 2018) by Amy Essington.    From Chapter 3: John Ritchey Integrates the San Diego Padres, 1948 While California and Oregon delayed ratifying … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Integration of the Pacific Coast League

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Excerpt: American Detective

June 21, 2018June 14, 2018 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from American Detective: Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations by Thomas A. Reppetto (June 2018).  Contrary to conventional wisdom, detectives are the … Continue reading Excerpt: American Detective

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