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From the Desk of Suzanne Roberts: Boogie Boarding, the Beginner’s Mind, and the Writing Life

March 2, 2022February 24, 2022 univnebpress

Suzanne Roberts is the author of Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (Nebraska, 2020), Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Bison Books, 2012), and four collections of poetry. Visit her website: suzanneroberts.net. Her latest book Animal Bodies is now available. I … Continue reading From the Desk of Suzanne Roberts: Boogie Boarding, the Beginner’s Mind, and the Writing Life

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Women’s History Month sale begins today

March 1, 2022February 24, 2022 univnebpress

Save 50% off a selection of books during Women’s History Month! Enter the code 6WHM22 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Offer expires March 31, 2022 and is good on U.S. and … Continue reading Women’s History Month sale begins today

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News & Reviews

February 25, 2022March 1, 2022 univnebpress

Awards Wynne Brown’s Forgotten Botanist is a Top Pick for Southwest Books of the Year Erin Flanagan’s Deer Season is a finalist for the Edgar Award David C. Beyreis’ Blood in the Borderlands was a finalist for CSAW’s Outstanding Western … Continue reading News & Reviews

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UNP at Virtual AAG

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 univnebpress

The 2022 AAG annual meeting will be held online from Friday, Feb. 25 – Tuesday, March 1. You can visit us at the AAG virtual exhibit hall as well as on our own virtual exhibit page here. To save 40% … Continue reading UNP at Virtual AAG

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Go West, Young Man: B.J. Hollars 2022 Book Tour

February 21, 2022February 7, 2022 univnebpress

We’re excited to share Bison Books author B.J. Hollars‘ spring book tour schedule starting on March 22. His newest book, Go West, Young Man, recounts his effort to teach his son the difficult realities of our nation’s founding while also reaffirming … Continue reading Go West, Young Man: B.J. Hollars 2022 Book Tour

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Excerpt: Poisoned Eden

February 17, 2022February 7, 2022 univnebpress

Carlos S. Dimas is an assistant professor of history at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas. His newest book, Poisoned Eden (Nebraska, 2022), was published this month. Introduction Biomedical Uncertainty and the Politics of Public Health In 1893 Jacobo García, mayor of … Continue reading Excerpt: Poisoned Eden

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Clean Sweep for the 2022 Seymour Medal

February 11, 2022February 8, 2022 univnebpress

On February 4 the Society for American Baseball Research announced the winner of its 2022 Seymour Medal. We not only published the winner of this year’s medal, but both of the finalists as well! Steven Treder’s Forty Years a Giant: … Continue reading Clean Sweep for the 2022 Seymour Medal

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Excerpt: The Black Populations of France

February 9, 2022February 7, 2022 univnebpress

Sylvain Pattieu is a lecturer in history at University of Paris 8. He is the author of several books written and published in French. Emmanuelle Sibeud is a professor of contemporary history at the University of Paris 8. She is the author of … Continue reading Excerpt: The Black Populations of France

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Black History Month Reading List

February 7, 2022February 10, 2022 univnebpress

In celebration of Black History Month, we are sharing a wonderful selection of titles exploring Black spaces, ideas, communities, history, and voices. Here are twelve books exploring those important topics of which we can always strive to further our education … Continue reading Black History Month Reading List

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Upcoming Event: Traveling Prehistoric Seas with Alice Kehoe

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 univnebpress

Join the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Society for an online public lecture, “Traveling Prehistoric Seas: Boats, the Oceans, and Archaeological Evidence for PreColumbian Voyages” by Alice Kehoe on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. CST. Kehoe’s forthcoming book, Girl … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Traveling Prehistoric Seas with Alice Kehoe

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