On Friday, June 3, America lost one of its most prolific black athletes. Muhammad Ali was a heavyweight champion, controversial Civil Rights icon, The Greatest. In the classic Sting Like a Bee (Bison Books, 2009), José Torres turns his well-trained eye on one … Continue reading Excerpt: Sting Like a Bee
Anna Stokely is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a more familiar face … Continue reading Staff Stories: An interview with Rob Taylor
The following contribution is from Laura E. Smith, author of Horace Poolaw, Photographer of American Indian Modernity (Nebraska, 2016). Smith unravels the compelling life story of Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw (1906–84), one of the first professional Native American photographers. Born … Continue reading From the Desk of Laura E. Smith
The following is an excerpt from Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-78 Dodgers (June 2016) by Michael Fallon. Chapter 6: We Were All Rookies Again I can’t believe they’re paying me to do this. —Tommy Lasorda, spring training, 1977 By … Continue reading Excerpt: Dodgerland
We’ve got the perfect gift for dad this Father’s Day! Plus, all of these books are 30% off with the code 6FDAY6 now through June 20, 2016. The Grand Old Man of Baseball by Norman L. Macht The Battle for Paradise by Jeremy Evans Monster … Continue reading Reading List: Father’s Day
An end of an era brings many things to light. People shed tears, metaphorically or literally. Remembrances are uttered. Songs are penned. Quotes sought. Many things occur, all as a way of marking the passing of something beloved. Perhaps weirdly … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Saying Goodbye to Your ISBN Prefix
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
The following is an excerpt from French Mediterraneans: Transnational and Imperial Histories (May 2016), edited and with an introduction by Patricia M.E. Lorcin and Todd Shepard. Chapter 7: From Household to Schoolroom: Women, Transnational Networks, and Education in North Africa and Beyond … Continue reading Excerpt: French Mediterraneans
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
