Join the University of Nebraska Press’s virtual book launch “Negatives and Voids in Cultural Geography” for the newest addition to the Cultural Geographies + Rewriting the Earth series, Negative Geographies (Nebraska, 2021), on December 13, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. CST … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Book Launch for Geography Series
The following is from the University of Nebraska Press Fall 2021 Newsletter, i.e. Paul A. Johnsgard, an internationally respected naturalist and UNP author, passed away on May 28, 2021, at the age of eighty-nine. Johnsgard was a professor emeritus of … Continue reading In Memoriam: Paul A. Johnsgard, 1931-2021
Paul Barba is an assistant professor of history at Bucknell University. His book, Country of the Cursed and Driven (Nebraska, 2021), is new this month. Part I Slave Raiders and Their Cycles of Violence, 1500s–1760s On May 12, 1745, a party … Continue reading Excerpt: Country of the Cursed and Driven
Books Look Review in Wall Street Journal: “His lavishly illustrated Look: How a Highly Influential Magazine Helped Define Mid-Twentieth-Century America aims not only to rescue the glossy from obscurity but to burnish its reputation for courageous journalism. In the process, … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following is from the University of Nebraska Press Fall 2021 Newsletter, i.e. Keith Ryan Cartwright is a communications specialist for the Rutherford County Board of Education in Tennessee, an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University, and a journalist. He … Continue reading Behind the Book with Keith Ryan Cartwright
Join author Molly P. Rozum alongside guests Shelia McManus and Royden Loewen for the virtual launch of Grasslands Grown, sponsored by the University of Manitoba Press, on Tuesday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. CST. Register for the event here! In … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Grasslands Grown Virtual Launch
Henrietta Tongkeamha (1912–93) lived and documented her experiences raising a family in southwestern Oklahoma. Raymond Tongkeamha left home in the 1960s and encountered the world beyond southwestern Oklahoma through military service and jobs in Oklahoma City, Dallas, and elsewhere before returning to the … Continue reading Excerpt: Stories from Saddle Mountain
The following is from the University of Nebraska Press Fall 2021 Newsletter, i.e. Ira Sukrungruang is the author of five books, including Buddha’s Dog and Other Meditations, Southside Buddhist, an American Book Award winner, and Talk Thai: The Adventures of … Continue reading Why I Write: By Ira Sukrungruang
Ronald C. Naugle, professor and author, passed away on October 26, 2021 at the age of 79. He was the Huge-Kinne professor of history for 19 years at Wesleyan University, their department chair from 1980-2001, their graduate program chairman from … Continue reading Remembering Ronald Naugle
With the holiday season upon us, we here at Nebraska would like to express our appreciation and gratitude. For the rest of the year, until December 31, 2021, our entire backlist, a collection consisting of over 4,000 different books, will be available … Continue reading Holiday Sale
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