Well blogger, it’s a new week and we’ve got a ton of great stuff going on. As you’ve probably expected, there’s quite a bit of baseball and a little poetry, biography, and basketball to even things out. All I can say is that I hope you’re ready for another installment of This Week in History! September 15, 1936: American Baseball player Gaylord Perry was born. This baseball hall of famer played for 6 teams, including a brief stint in 1980 for the New York Yankees.  For a glance at the most treasured years of this team, check out The Postwar … Continue reading This Week in History: September 15-19, 2008

“Bell delivers on his promise to ‘burn the very Latin from the world’” New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is No Planets Strike by Josh Bell.  This vivid debut collection of poetry from the Columbia University lecturer is serious, playful, modern, and subversive. His unique voice plays brilliantly upon the ear, and the striking imagery will leave the reader both dazzled and mystified. This week Linking in Lincoln will also play its part in producing some links to enhance your reading. Josh Bell slept with Julia Roberts? Well the poem says so; check it out for yourself … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: September 18, 2008

It’s a Wide Open Tuesday Trivia! “Few things have defined the American experience as fully as the open prairie.” – Bill McKibben New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is The Wide Open: Prose, Poetry, and Photographs of the Prairie, edited by Annick Smith and Susan O’Connor. This acclaimed and beautiful portrait of the often “high, cold plains of the American West” features the talents of writers such as Mary Clearman Blew, Judy Blunt, and Jim Harrison as well as the photographic interpretations of Lee Friedlander and Lois Conner. Their combined efforts bring together a unique and multifaceted … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: September 16, 2008

Read the first pages from In the Mind’s Eye: Essays Across the Animate World by Elizabeth Dodd:

"On the long, hairpinned climb from the Valley of the Gods, heading north from the town of Mexican Hat, I meet only one other vehicle on the road, a pickup headed south. So in midafternoon, when I see the guy with his thumb out and a hopeful look on his face heading north along Cedar Mesa, I think it must be up to me, although I vowed years ago to never, ever, not-even-once stop again for another hitchhiker. I slow the car."

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New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is Nobody’s Horses: The Dramatic Rescue of the Wild Herd of White Sands by Don Hoglund. This inspiring recount of the veterinarians, cowboys, soldiers, and other professionals who came together to save this race of horses living on  the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico from drought,  foot shortages, and burgeoning military activity. They were able to have them removed and succeeded in preserving “the greatest horses of the American West”. This week Linking in Lincoln will take a look at this noble breed through the eyes of history, mythology, … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: September 10, 2008

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Well bloggers it’s getting to be that time again. The cold is slowly sweeping in, and it’s starting to look like an early fall! I’m not a huge fan of the heat so I couldn’t be more excited about getting out my scarves, jeans, and….husker sweatshirts. Yep! In addition to fall it is now officially HUSKER SEASON! If you’re from Nebraska I’m sure your internal clock has already gone off  and with the first game (an impressive win) underway I think we’re headed for a great season. This week in history should prove to be just as exciting. We have … Continue reading This Week in History: September 1-5, 2008