The following contribution is from Lawrence J. Haas, author of Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (April 2016). A former top White House official, he is now a Senior Fellow at the American … Continue reading From the Desk of Lawrence J. Haas
May staff reading list UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. The Paris Wife by Paula … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The following is an excerpt from Fallen Astronauts: Heroes who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan (Nebraska, 2016). Introduction In the final phases of the last moon walk by the Apollo 15 astronauts on 2 … Continue reading EXCERPT: Fallen Astronauts
Books Loving and Leaving Washington by John Yochelson Praise from Kirkus Reviews: “A quiet but compelling case for working in policy research and advocacy.” Wild Idea by Dan O’Brien Recommendation from Western American Literature: “a sweeping narrative drama… O’Brien’s enthusiasm … Continue reading News and Reviews
An excerpt from Wartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II (May 2016) by Douglas Stark. From Chapter 2: The Color Line Falls, 1942-1943 There was only one game scheduled for the National Basketball League on Friday, December 11, … Continue reading EXCERPT: Wartime Basketball
Emily Giller is the Advertising and Exhibits Coordinator in the marketing department. Organization of American Historians (OAH) April 7-10, 2016 (Providence, RI) UNP conference attendee: Bridget Barry, History, Geography, and Environmental Studies Editor “The theme of ‘On Leadership’ attracted a … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: April Exhibit Roundup
The following is an expert from Eyeing the Red Storm: Eisenhower and the First Attempt to Build a Spy Satellite (April 2016) by Robert M. Dienesch. FROM CHAPTER 6: Satellite Photography, Film Return, and the Birth of CORONA (1957-58) Photography and … Continue reading Excerpt: Eyeing the Red Storm
The following contribution is from Benjamin Klein, editor of Irwin Klein and the New Settlers: Photographs of Counterculture in New Mexico (June 2016). Benjamin Klein, Irwin’s nephew, teaches European and world history at California State University, East Bay. His articles on the counterculture have … Continue reading From the desk of Benjamin Klein
Emily Giller is the Advertising and Exhibits Coordinator in the marketing department. NINE March 9-12, 2016 (Tempe, AZ) UNP conference attendee: Rob Taylor, Sports Editor “We received many positive comments about George Gmelch’s Playing with Tigers, and sold all copies … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: March Exhibit Round Up
An excerpt from Harry & Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (April 2016) by Lawrence J. Haas Part I “A Victory Against War Itself” It was the evening of April 12, 1945, and Harry Truman, who had … Continue reading EXCERPT: Harry & Arthur
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