Nez Perce Country by Alvin M. Josephy Jr. “A highly readable text . . . . Josephy was well-suited for the task of writing a comprehensive overview. . . . He probably knew and cared about Nez Perce history and the Nez Perce people as much as any non-Nez Perce writer. . . . We should value this representation of Nez Perce culture and history for what it is: a comprehensive historical description of the Nez Perce Indians by a major writer who spent his life studying and befriending the Nez Perce people.”—Indigenous Issues Today Read previous praise for Nez … Continue reading Continued Praise for Nez Perce Country

Fans of Willa Cather should spend a little time or perhaps a lot of time perusing the Willa Cather Archive (http://cather.unl.edu), a site over ten years in the making and supported by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Visitors can read digital text from a variety of Cather’s works, including book-length publications, such as One of Ours, as well as interviews, letters, and speeches. An extensive and searchable image collection from the Archives and Special Collections of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries is also included. The site continues to evolve and expand; a … Continue reading Willa Cather has been Webified

Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman by Lee Lowenfish “The book title captures the complexity of the man who ‘made a spark that helped shape three cultures—black, white and American.’ Rickey III attended a book signing and lecture by Lee Lowenfish at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Lowenfish wrote the latest book about baseball’s integration pioneer. Rickey III calls it the best of three books about his grandfather, who as an executive with the Dodgers brought Jackie Robinson to the Major Leagues in 1947. ‘It’s a more comprehensive character study with the benefit of insight, the distillation of time, events and … Continue reading Continued Praise for Branch Rickey

Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star by Tom Swift “A fascinating study of the hardship and prejudice Bender endured, and the character he showed in the face of it all.”—Pat Borzi, MinnPost.com “A substantial, vivid story of one of the best pitchers of the game’s early years.”—Mike Miliard, Boston Phoenix To read earlier praise for Chief Bender’s Burden, please visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2008/02/starred-review.html. Continue reading More Praise for Chief Bender’s Burden

“LIL” Takes Flight There’s something surreal about the act of flight. Most of us have flown on a commercial airplane and have undoubtedly marveled at how such a large machine can defy gravity and soar through the air, carrying us and our fellow passengers to our destination of choice at rapid speed. Although for some, the act of flight is not only a novelty to be pondered in awe and wonder, but a mission—a life’s purposes. For a group of adventurous individuals, simply flying is not enough. These men and women seek out opportunities to push aeronautics to its limits, … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: April 17, 2008

Check out this recent article from The Washington Post on Piers Mackesy’s The War for America, 1755-1783 (University of Nebraska Press, 1993). Reviewer Thomas E. Ricks calls the book a "brilliant, classic history of the American Revolution." For the full article, visit http://nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/War-for-America-1775-1783,672569.aspx. Continue reading Washington Post Highlights The War for America, 1755-1783