Awards Continental Reckoning by Elliott West has won Columbia University’s Bancroft Prize! Reviews Cast Out of Eden Review in Foreword Reviews: “A revealing biography, Cast Out of Eden details the hypocrisy, cruelty, and astonishing achievements of John Muir.” Biblical Women … Continue reading News & Reviews
Congratulations to UNP author Elliott West for being awarded the 2024 Bancroft Prize! West was one of two winners for his book Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion. It was described by the jury as “a … Continue reading Continental Reckoning Wins Bancroft Prize
University of Nebraska Press author Margaret Jacobs was one of thirty-one scholars named a Carnegie Fellow this month. She is the first University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors awarded the honor. Jacobs was selected from more than 270 proposals and will be … Continue reading UNP author named Carnegie Fellow
As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Ten
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