Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in social media posts, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to The Gas and Flame Men
“For baseball fans, the University of Nebraska Press is a perennial MVP—most valuable publisher.” —George F. Will Steal some savings and save 40% on our baseball books! Enter coupon code 6BAB25 in the discount code field of your shopping cart … Continue reading Baseball Book Sale
The annual convention of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) begins today in Minneapolis and will last through the weekend. Open to all baseball fans, the meeting includes featured speakers from around the baseball world, innovative panel discussions, groundbreaking research presentations, … Continue reading UNP at SABR’s 52nd Annual Convention
For baseball fans, the University of Nebraska Press is a perennial MVP—most valuable publisher. George F. Will Steal some savings and save 40% on these baseball books! Enter the code 6BAB24 in the discount code field of your shopping cart … Continue reading Baseball Book Sale
The annual convention of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) began yesterday in Chicago and will last through the weekend. Open to all baseball fans, the meeting includes top featured speakers from around the baseball world—front office executives, players, managers, … Continue reading UNP at SABR’s 51st Annual Convention
Based on the recommendations from major outlets like CNN and Forbes, BookAuthority has recently released a list of the 100 Best Baseball Books of All Time, and UNP had a great showing on the list. Take a look at these … Continue reading Best Baseball Books of All Time
Richard Piersol is a retired journalist. He was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska, and now lives in Lincoln. He has been an avid reader since childhood of books published by the University of Nebraska Press. Bob Gibson, MLB player from Omaha, Nebraska, passed away … Continue reading Remembering Bob Gibson
The following is an excerpt from Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Fifth Edition, (Nebraska, 2020) by Joseph Siegman. Lipman “Lip” Pike United States Born: May 25, 1845, New York, New York Died: October 10, 1893 … Continue reading Excerpt: Jewish Sports Legends
Kat D. Williams is a professor of American history at Marshall University. She is board president of the International Women’s Baseball Center and the author of Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star (Nebraska, 2020). Like … Continue reading From the Desk of Kat D. Williams: The Real Strength of Baseball
Books Bouton Mitchell Nathanson Recommended by the New York Times: “Nathanson moves crisply through the deep back story, though he knows a good detail when he sees one. An ancestor bayoneted by an English infantryman at the Battle of Bunker … Continue reading News and Reviews
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