The following is a post from Tracy Crow, author of Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine (Nebraska, 2012) and Red, White, and True: Stories from Veterans and Families, World War II to Present (Potomac Books, 2014), and editor of On Point: A Guide to Writing … Continue reading From the Desk of Tracy Crow: Everyone Has a Story #VeteransDay
The following is a post from Amy Helene Forss, author of Black Print with a White Carnation Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star Newspaper, 1938-1989 (Nebraska, 2014). Forss has a PhD in African American history and teaches at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work has appeared in journals such as Nebraska History and Great Plains Quarterly. You can read about the first Scoop on Mildred D. Brown here. A Second Scoop of Mildred D. Brown: Newspapers and Butter Pecan Ice Cream As you know, I’ve been working on my children’s picture book manuscript for over three years. I’ve written a dozen revisions … Continue reading From the desk of Amy Forss: A Second Scoop of Mildred D. Brown
Douglas Branson is the author of Greatness in the Shadows: Larry Doby and Integration of the American League (Nebraska 2016). He is the W. Edward Sell Chair in Business Law at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a Cleveland Indians … Continue reading From the Desk of Douglas Branson: What a World Series!
Dr. Eileen Wirth retired in May as chair of the Creighton University Department of Journalism, Media and Computing. She was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald from 1969-1980 and is the author of several books on Nebraska and Omaha history, … Continue reading From the desk of Eileen Wirth: The Good Girls Revolt
This year the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary and as the National Park Foundation said, “the Centennial is more than a birthday. We want people everywhere to embrace the opportunities to explore, learn, be inspired or simply have fun in their 407 … Continue reading From the Desk of Bruce Smith #FindYourPark
The following is a post from C. Richard King, author of Redskins: Insult and Brand (Nebraska, 2016). King is a professor of comparative ethnic studies at Washington State University. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Team … Continue reading From the Desk of C. Richard King: This Is Not About Free Speech
The following is a post from Han F. Vermeulen, author of Before Boas: The Genesis of Ethnography and Ethnology in the German Enlightenment (Nebraska, 2015). Vermeulen is an alumnus of Leiden University, The Netherlands, and a research associate at the Max … Continue reading From the Desk of Han F. Vermeulen: The Origins of Ethnography
Kenneth Seeskin is Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Northwestern University. He is the author of several books, including Searching for a Distant God: The Legacy of Maimonides, winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award, and is … Continue reading From the Desk of Kenneth Seeskin
Today marks the 135th anniversary of the death of President James Garfield. The following is a post from Fred Rosen, a former columnist for the New York Times and author of Murdering the President: Alexander Graham Bell and the Race to Save James Garfield (Potomac … Continue reading From the Desk of Fred Rosen: Murder by Malpractice?
This year the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary and as the National Park Foundation said, “the Centennial is more than a birthday. We want people everywhere to embrace the opportunities to explore, learn, be inspired or simply have fun in their 407 national parks….” UNP asked its authors to write about their favorite National Park to contribute to the #FindYourPark campaign on social media. The following contribution comes from O. Alan Weltzien, author of Exceptional Mountains: A Cultural History of the Pacific Northwest Volcanoes (Nebraska, 2016). At Tahoma I usually fail when asked about my favorite author or composer or rocker or beer … Continue reading From the Desk of O. Alan Weltzien #FindYourPark
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