New this month from the University of Nebraska Press: The Catholic Church and the Jews, Argentina, 1933-1945 by Graciela Ben-Dror, and The State, the Nation, and the Jews: Liberalism and the Antisemitism Dispute in Bismarck's Germany by Marcel Stoetzler. The impact of events in Nazi Germany and Europe during World War II was keenly felt in neutral Argentina among its predominantly Catholic population and its significant Jewish minority. The Catholic Church and the Jews, Argentina, 1933-1945 considers the images of Jews presented in standard Catholic teaching of that era, the attitudes of the lower clergy and faithful toward the country’s … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln – January 29, 2009

New this month from the University of Nebraska Press: Lt. Charles Gatewood & His Apache Wars Memoir by Charles B. Gatewood, edited and with additional text by Louis Kraft.

Lt. Charles B. Gatewood (1853–1896), an educated Virginian, served in the Sixth U.S. Cavalry as the commander of Indian scouts. Gatewood was largely accepted by the Native peoples with whom he worked because of his efforts to understand their cultures. It was this connection that Gatewood formed with the Indians, and with Geronimo and Naiche in particular, that led to his involvement in the last Apache war and his work for Indian rights.

Realizing that he had more experience dealing with Native peoples than other lieutenants serving on the frontier, Gatewood decided to record his experiences. Although he died before he completed his project, the work he left behind remains an important firsthand account of his life as a commander of Apache scouts and as a military commandant of the White Mountain Indian Reservation.

This week’s installment of Tuesday Trivia is about the Apache Indians. Ready?

1. The word “Apachean” describes Indian groups language and culture are similar to that of the Apache. Name another major Apachean Native American group.

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New this month from the University of Nebraska Press: The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872-1876. Henry James was a prolific letter writer, and the University of Nebraska press is publishing the thousands and thousands of letters he wrote in an ongoing series. Volume No. 3 is a collection of letters written between 1872 and 1876, and the letters from those years fill more than 500 pages. Imagine if Henry James had had access to text messaging! Today’s linking in Lincoln is all about a cousin of the letter, the diary, and diary’s kid sister, blog. Ready? 1. In 1660, a … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: January 22, 2009