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From the Desk of Hayes Peter Mauro: A Note on Historiography

August 12, 2019August 20, 2019 univnebpress

Hayes Peter Mauro is an associate professor of art and design at CUNY’s Queensborough Community College. His newest book is Messianic Fulfillments: Staging Indigenous Salvation in America (August 2019).   A Note on Historiography History may be done in any number of … Continue reading From the Desk of Hayes Peter Mauro: A Note on Historiography

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UNP Authors at Spacefest X

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 univnebpress

Spacefest is an annual gathering of NASA Apollo, Gemini, and shuttle astronauts, space historians, astronomical and scientific guest speakers, authors, astronomers, spacey vendors, phenomenal STEM/STEAM events, an IAAA space art show, and all things out of this world. The 10th … Continue reading UNP Authors at Spacefest X

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From the Desk of Katya Cengel: Timing is Everything

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 univnebpress

Katya Cengel is a freelance writer and lectures in the Journalism Department of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She was a features and news writer for the Louisville Courier-Journal from 2003 to 2011, and her work has appeared in the New York … Continue reading From the Desk of Katya Cengel: Timing is Everything

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News and Reviews

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 univnebpress

This July will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In celebration of this enormous milestone the University of Nebraska Press is offering a 50% discount on its celebrated spaceflight books. From the unsung heroes of mission … Continue reading News and Reviews

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New Series: Sandoz Studies

July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 univnebpress

Announcing the new Sandoz Studies series and the publication of its first book. Edited by Renée M. Laegreid and Shannon D. Smith, Sandoz Studies, Volume 1: Women in the Writings of Mari Sandoz, is the first volume of the Sandoz … Continue reading New Series: Sandoz Studies

Excerpts, NebraskaLeave a comment

Excerpt: Power-Lined

July 12, 2019July 10, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt of Power-Lined: Electricity, Landscape, and the American Mind (July 2019) by Daniel L. Wuebben who is assistant professor in the Goodrich Scholarship Program at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Play. When I was five years old, I … Continue reading Excerpt: Power-Lined

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Backwaters Press News

July 9, 2019July 3, 2019 univnebpress

Founded in 1997, the Backwaters Press has worked to produce award-winning books by some of America’s finest authors. UNP acquired Backwaters in 2018, adding an impressive backlist in poetry and prose that contributes to the cultural landscape of our state … Continue reading Backwaters Press News

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What We’re Reading

May 31, 2019May 24, 2019 univnebpress

UNP Staff member are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried.   May Staff Reading List   Educated Tara Westover “I … Continue reading What We’re Reading

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News and Reviews

April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 univnebpress

Author Honors Margaret Jacobs Author a earned membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.   Books Almost Yankees The Summer of ’81 and the Greatest Baseball Team You’ve Never Heard Of J. David Herman Feature on MiLB: “Almost Yankees … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Celebrate Nature this Arbor Day

April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 univnebpress

A holiday first suggested by Nebraska journalist and tree-lover J. Sterling Morton in 1872, Arbor Day was initially a day set aside to encourage pioneers to plant trees in an otherwise flat and lonely landscape. Since 1885 Arbor Day has … Continue reading Celebrate Nature this Arbor Day

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