ICYMI Jonathan Coppess’ The Fault Lines of Farm Policy was featured in an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! Reviews Skywalks Review in Nebraska History: “This book has something for nearly everyone. The reactions to personal suffering after … Continue reading News & Reviews
Mark Derby is an Aotearoa–New Zealand historian and writer whose work has also been published in Britain, Spain, and the United States. His books include Kiwi Compañeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War; Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris—New Zealand Nurse in the … Continue reading An Archival Journey: Tracing the Life of a New Zealand Medical Pioneer
Reviews The Wizard of College Baseball Review in Tom Knuppel’s Book Nook: “This is one of the best books I have read in many years. It is informative and delightful for this Central Illinois baseball fan. I have new respect … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews Triumph of Life Review in Publisher’s Weekly: “Greenberg’s reminder to ‘start where you are’ in creating a freer, more just society is wise, even if his vision for an ideal world sometimes seems out of reach. Readers will be … Continue reading News & Reviews
Eva-Maria Maggi, PhD, is a writer, social scientist, and packer and teaches courses on wilderness issues at the University of Montana. She is coauthor of Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness with Arnold “Smoke” Elser, … Continue reading From the Desk of Eva-Maria Maggi: Notes from the “Hush of the Land” tour bus
As CAST OUT OF EDEN rolls off the press, keep in mind that commonplace saying, “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” Like a lot of things we’ve been told, that’s just plain wrong. Continue reading From the Desk of Robert Aquinas McNally: On Judging a Book by Its Cover
ICYMI Elliott West’s Continental Reckoning is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History! Reviews They Came but Could Not Conquer Review in Publishers Weekly: “Purvis paints a rousing and Native-focused picture of Alaska’s past that emphasizes how the battle … Continue reading News & Reviews
ICYMI Godfall by Van Jensen and The Sound of Undoing by Paige Towers were selected as part of the 2024 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. Both are in the book cover category. The covers were designed by UNP’s Nathan … Continue reading News & Reviews
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and author of Urban Shocker (Nebraska, 2017), winner of the SABR Baseball Research Award, and The World Series in the Deadball Era. Lyle Spatz is the author of many baseball books and the coauthor … Continue reading From the Desks of Steve Steinberg & Lyle Spatz: Mike Donlin
Philip Burnham is a retired associate professor of composition at George Mason University, a former reporter for Indian Country Today, and a freelance writer. He is the author of Indian Country, God’s Country: Native Americans and the National Parks and Song of Dewey Beard: Last … Continue reading From the Desk of Philip Burnham: Behind The Education of Clarence Three Stars
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