Thomas A. Krainz is an associate professor of history at DePaul University. He is the author of Delivering Aid: Implementing Progressive Era Welfare in the American West. His latest book A Great Many Refugees: Progressive Era Assistance in the American West (Nebraska, … Continue reading Excerpt: A Great Many Refugees
Pamela Smith Hill is a New York Times best-selling editor, author, educator, and expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has taught young adult literature and creative and professional writing at universities in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, as well as classes on Laura Ingalls … Continue reading Excerpt: Too Good to be Altogether Lost
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! IPPY Awards The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral (Potomac Books, 2024) by Scott D. Seligman is a Silver Medal Winner in the U.S.-Northeast Best Regional Nonfiction category. Thank You for … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Reviews The Triumph of Life Review in The Christian Century: “Greenberg openly and lovingly embraces all humans, stating that all people are created in God’s sacred image and represent the Divine in a rich and full rainbow.” Review in the … Continue reading News & Reviews
Next week, from July 8-11, join UNP authors Jacob K. Friefeld and Pamela Smith Hill for LauraPalooza, hosted by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association! LauraPalooza is the premier academic and fan conference dedicated to exploring the profound literary, historical, and … Continue reading UNP Authors at LauraPalooza
Jim Wilke is a former curator of technology at the Autry Museum of the American West and is a consulting historian on railroad and Western history for numerous organizations. He is the coauthor of Stagecoach! The Romantic Western Vehicle. His … Continue reading From the Desk of Jim Wilke: Frontier Comrades
Liza Bennett is a full-time writer and former advertising executive. She has published ten novels, including Local Knowledge, So Near, A Place for Us, and Bleeding Heart under the name Liza Gyllenhaal. She divides her time between New York City and the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts. … Continue reading Excerpt: Georgia and Anita
Harriet E. H. Earle is a senior lecturer of English at Sheffield Hallam University and a research fellow at the Centre for War, Atrocity, and Genocide at Nipissing University in Canada. She is the author of Comics: An Introduction and Comics, Trauma, and the … Continue reading Excerpt: Silence in the Quagmire
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Colorado Book Awards Rainbow Cattle Co. (Nebraska, 2024) by Nicholas Villanueva is a History Finalist. Mary’s Place (Bison Books, 2024) by Charlotte Hinger is a finalist in the … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council Awards The Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) created the Outstanding Archives Award Program in 2003 to recognize superb efforts in archives and … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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