Adam Elder’s New Kids in the World Cup (Nebraska, 2022) is officially out today! Be sure to mark your calendars for some upcoming events celebrating this new book. New Kids in the World Cup is the origin story of modern American … Continue reading Upcoming Events Schedule for Adam Elder’s New Kids in the World Cup
J.J. Anselmi’s Out Here on Our Own (Bison Books, 2022) tells the story of Rock Springs, Wyoming, a mining boomtown with a history of brutal racial violence, widespread addiction, prostitution, and a staggeringly high per-capita suicide rate—yet a place that has proved … Continue reading Book Trailer: Out Here on Our Own
Annette B. Dunlap is an independent scholar and journalist. She is the author of Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America’s Youngest First Lady; The Gambler’s Daughter: A Personal and Social History; and Charles Gates Dawes: A Life. Her newest book, A Woman … Continue reading From the Desk of Annette B. Dunlap: Discovering First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
Atalia Shragai is a lecturer of history at the Kibbutzim College of Education in Tel Aviv, Israel. Shragai’s new book, Cold War Paradise (Nebraska, 2022), was published this month. Her name was Louise (not exactly, but close enough). In 2002 my … Continue reading From the Desk of Atalia Shragai: Creating a Cold War Paradise
Eileen Wirth is a professor emeritus of journalism at Creighton University and a senior writer for Legacy Preservation in Omaha. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including From Society Page to Front Page: Nebraska Women in Journalism (Nebraska, 2013), Omaha’s Henry … Continue reading From the Desk of Eileen Wirth: The Women Who Built Omaha
Michael C. McKenzie is an associate professor of philosophy and religion at Keuka College. He is the author of The Ethics of Paul Ramsey: The Triumph of Agape in a Postmodern World and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Understanding Their Faith and Teachings. His newest book, A … Continue reading From the Desk of Michael McKenzie: Geography Matters
Amy Helene Forss serves as Metropolitan Community College’s History Program chair and Social Sciences Department corepresentative in Omaha, Nebraska. She is the author of Black Print with a White Carnation: Mildred Brown and the “Omaha Star” Newspaper, 1938–1989 (Nebraska, 2014). Her newest book, … Continue reading From the Desk of Amy Helene Forss: Borrowing from Our Foremothers
The following is an excerpt from The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns by Robert M. Zink (October 2018). Zink is a conservation biologist and animal ecologist in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author of The Three‑Minute Outdoorsman: … Continue reading Excerpt: The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Returns
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