The following is an excerpt from American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis (March 2018) by Allen M. Hornblum. From Chapter 1: “A Game of Society” There is no sensation in the sporting world so thoroughly enjoyable … Continue reading Excerpt: American Colossus
The following is by from Kimberly J. Lamay Licursi, author of Remembering World War I in America (March 2018). Lamay Licursi is an adjunct instructor of history at Siena College in New York. When I first began studying the United States in … Continue reading Marking the Centenary of World War I in America
The following is an excerpt from She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer (Potomac Books, 2015) by Diane Kiesel. Prologue The posters went up in churches, on crepe myrtle trees, and along rotting walls of one- … Continue reading Excerpt: She Can Bring Us Home
This spring Potomac Books will publish sixteen new books, with topics ranging from true crime and military history to career development and world and national affairs. Here is a look at some of the newest titles forthcoming from Potomac Books. … Continue reading New from Potomac Books
Part of a comprehensive catalog of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum collection, American Quilts in the Industrial Age, 1760–1870: The International Quilt Study Center and Museum Collections (February 2018) highlights the dazzling designs and intricate needlework of America’s treasured material culture. From whole cloth to … Continue reading A Closer Look at American Quilts in the Industrial Age
Awards Black Jesus and Other Super Heroes Venita Blackburn Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction The Modoc War Robert A. McNally Finalist in the NCIBA Book Awards Ila Borders Ila Borders is nominated for … Continue reading News and Reviews
What a year 2017 has been—the University of Nebraska Press launched three new academic book series, welcomed a new marketing manager to the team, and had many of our books appear in national media year-round. Here are some of our … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Best of 2017
The following is by Nicole Tonkovich, professor of American literature at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of The Allotment Plot: Alice C. Fletcher, E. Jane Gay, and Nez Perce Survivance (Nebraska, 2012). Additionally, she wrote the new … Continue reading From the Desk of Nicole Tonkovich: Chief of War, Chief of Peace
Books Glenn Miller Declassified Dennis M. Spragg Features in Mirror and Daily Mail. Defying Expectations Simon and Susan Veness Feature in MLS Soccer: “The book chronicles travails of the Orlando owner, from his rise to riches from a working-class upbringing in Stoke-on-Trent, his losing battle … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following is by Ross Coen, author of Fu-go: The Curious History of Japans Balloon Bomb Attack on America (Nebraska, 2014). Cohen is a historian who writes about the American West, Alaska, and the Arctic. When History Has More to Say … Continue reading From the Desk of Ross Coen: When History Has More to Say
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