Congratulations to Richard Hausman of Alameda, California, the winner of our Register to Win drawing from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) conference. Richard won the book Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats: How Baseball Outlasted the Great Depression by David George Surdam. In Wins, Losses, and Empty Seats, Surdam looks at how organized baseball managed to survive the Great Depression. In a time where extra spending money for tickets was scarce, Major League Baseball pursued other sources of money. By replacing coaches with player-managers and developing the Minor League farm system, night baseball, and radio broadcasts, the teams’ income … Continue reading SABR Drawing Winner

UNP author Judy Muller was recently interviewed on ABC News. In the interview, she discusses her new book, Emus Loose in Egnar. In this book, Muller, an award-winning journalist, takes her readers on a grassroots tour of rural American newspapers. These weeklies cover what larger papers don’t, and the eclectic mix of stories keeps these publications alive and well while many traditional media are slowly dying off. Filled with characters both quirky and courageous, the book is a heartening reminder that there is a different kind of “bottom line” in the hearts of journalists who keep churning out good stories, … Continue reading Judy Muller on ABC

If you need a break from outdoor festivities this July 4th, head inside, crank up the air conditioning, and tune into Book-TV on C-Span 2. At noon on Monday, UNP author Susan Supernaw will be talking about her book Muscogee Daughter. Muscogee Daughter is the personal story of Supernaw, a Muscogee (Creek) and Munsee Native American, and the many obstacles she had to overcome in order to reach her goals. Eventually, she won a college scholarship and was crowned Miss Oklahoma in 1971. This book chronicles her quest to discern her true identity among competing notions of what it is … Continue reading Author Susan Supernaw on Book-TV July 4th

Congratulations to Gregory Ball of San Antonio, Texas, who is the winner of our Register to Win drawing from the Society of Military History Conference (SMH). Gregory won the book Beneficial Bombing by Mark Clodfelter. In Beneficial Bombing, Clodfelter describes how American airmen, horrified by World War I’s trench warfare, turned to the progressive ideas, with the heavy bomber as their solution to limiting the bloodshed. The book examines this progressive idealism, which led to the creation of the U.S. Air Force and its doctrine that precision bombing would end wars more quickly and with less suffering. Clodfelter presents the … Continue reading SMH Drawing Winner

Night owls, get excited for some quality late-night television! Everyone else, get your DVR’s ready. On Sunday, June 19th at 12 AM, Book-TV, a show on C-Span 2, will air a segment with Aaron Pribble. Pribble is the author of Pitching in the Promised Land: A Story of the First and Only Season in the Israel Baseball League. He will be talking about the book, which documents his coming of age spiritually and athletically in one short season in the throes of romance, Middle Eastern politics, and the dreams of America’s pastime far from home. Make sure to tune in! … Continue reading Author Aaron Pribble on Book-TV June 19th

Larry Baldassaro, author of Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball, was featured yesterday on the NET Radio Show All About Books. To listen to the interview, click here. In Beyond DiMaggio, Baldassaro tells the stories of Italian Americans’ contributions to baseball. The book also serves as a social history of baseball, tracing the evolution of American perceptions toward those of Italian descent as it chronicles the baseball exploits that influenced those perceptions. Continue reading Author Larry Baldassaro on All About Books

On June 12th, the Omaha World-Herald published a list of ten recommended books with Nebraska ties. These four University of Nebraska Press titles were featured in the article: “A Sandhills Ballad” by Ladette Randolph (University of Nebraska Press, $18.95) In this novel, the many faces of western Nebraska are a stark background to the heartbreaking story of Mary, who after losing her husband and one leg in a car accident, ends up in an unhappy marriage with a somber and repressive minister. She gets stronger and more independent, and ultimately must make a difficult decision for herself and her children. … Continue reading UNP Books Recommended in the Omaha World-Herald

The University of Nebraska Press wants to honor and thank fathers for all that they do. Now through June 17th, receive a 25 percent discount on books selected just for Dad. If the father in your life is into history, check out World War I by Jennifer D. Keene. In this book, Keene uses letters, diaries, and the personal memories of those involved to uncover what daily life was like for the men and women who served in the Great War. For sports fans, Pitching in the Promised Land would make an excellent gift. Author Aaron Pribble played in the … Continue reading Father’s Day Sale