From the Desk of Claudia B. Haake: A Look at Letters, Memoranda, and Petitions by Native Americans

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 univnebpress

Claudia B. Haake is a senior lecturer in history at La Trobe University. She is the author of Modernity through Letter Writing: Cherokee and Seneca Political Representations in Response to Removal, 1830–1857 (Nebraska, 2020) and coeditor (with Richard Bessel) of Removing Peoples: Forced Migration … Continue reading From the Desk of Claudia B. Haake: A Look at Letters, Memoranda, and Petitions by Native Americans

Publicist PicksLeave a comment

Publicist Picks: Tracking Technology, Repairing the World, and Other May Books

April 28, 2020 univnebpress

Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in May. Anna Weir: I’ve been looking forward to Out of the … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Tracking Technology, Repairing the World, and Other May Books

Excerpts, NebraskaLeave a comment

Excerpt: Walks on the Ground

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Walks on the Ground: A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation, a record of Ponca elder Louis V. Headman’s personal study of the Southern Ponca people, spanning seven decades. Afterword History tells us the influx of … Continue reading Excerpt: Walks on the Ground

Book Birthdays, NebraskaLeave a comment

Happy Book Birthday Standing Up to Colonial Power!

December 24, 2019December 20, 2019 univnebpress

Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Standing Up to Colonial Power: The Lives of Henry Roe and Elizabeth Bender Cloud by Renya K. Ramirez! About … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday Standing Up to Colonial Power!

Nebraska, Potomac BooksLeave a comment

New in Paperback!

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 univnebpress

The following books are now available in paperback this month. April Twilights Before Willa Cather turned primarily to the fiction that made her reputation, she produced striking poems that were collected in April Twilights. It was her literary debut, preceding the … Continue reading New in Paperback!

Bison Books, ExcerptsLeave a comment

Excerpt: Starring Red Wing!

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Starring Red Wing! by Linda M. Waggoner (November 2019). She is also the author of Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist. From Chapter 2: Ochsegahonegah at the Lincoln Institute It was a … Continue reading Excerpt: Starring Red Wing!

Publicist PicksLeave a comment

Publicist Picks: Native American Histories, Baijiu, and Other November Books

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 univnebpress

Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in November. Anna Weir: One of my favorite parts of working in … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Native American Histories, Baijiu, and Other November Books

Events, In the News1 Comment

South Dakota Festival of Books

October 4, 2019October 1, 2019 univnebpress

Anna Weir is a Publicist at UNP. I’m excited to return to Deadwood, South Dakota this week (October 4-6) to represent UNP at at the annual South Dakota Festival of Books. Sponsored each year by the South Dakota Humanities Council, … Continue reading South Dakota Festival of Books

Excerpts, NebraskaLeave a comment

Excerpt: Native Provenance

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Native Provenance: The Betrayal of Cultural Creativity by Gerald Vizenor (September 2019). From Chapter 4: Natives of the Progressive Era: Luther Standing Bear and Karl May The Progressive Era of the late nineteenth century and the … Continue reading Excerpt: Native Provenance

In the News, Jewish Publication Society, Nebraska, Potomac BooksLeave a comment

News and Reviews

August 30, 2019August 29, 2019 univnebpress

Books Three Seconds in Munich: The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final David A. F. Sweet Praise from Publishers Weekly: “Sportswriter Sweet presents this clear-eyed account of the scandalous end to the 1972 Olympic men’s basketball final… Sweet’s excellent reporting sheds light … Continue reading News and Reviews

UNP blog

Tag: Native American Studies