The Wide Open reveals how some of the most interesting and accomplished writers and photographers in the country have met that challenge and given the genius of the prairie a vision and a voice. It contains poetry, prose and photographs of the prairie. ForeWord Magazine called it "A superb evocation of the prairie and its life." One of the contributing authors, Annick Smith, was featured in an article in the New York Times on Sunday, December 12. Smith and other writers are coming together with their love for the wild western prairies of Montana to try to stop Imperial Oil … Continue reading UNP author in the New York Times

1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York by Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg tells the story of the New York baseball at the dawn of the roaring twenties and the first all–New York Series that resulted in the first American League pennant for the now-storied Yankees’ franchise.  Last Sunday, Steve Steinberg talked about 1921 on the blog talk radio show New York Baseball Digest, hosted by Mike Silva. Listen to their discussion at the blog site. Steinberg doesn't come on until about six minutes into the recording. Continue reading 1921 on air online

John James Audubon (1785–1851) is one of America’s premier wildlife artists. His monumental Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-sized prints, was published from 1826 to 1838 and is often considered the greatest picture book ever produced. The book huge — three feet long and two feet wide — because Audubon wanted to paint the birds as life sized.   One of the best preserved editions of the 19th century masterpiece was just sold for 7.3m GB in London this month, which makes it the most expensive book ever sold. If the book was sold in the United States, … Continue reading World’s most expensive book