We are excited to share that Bedross Der Matossian was named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow in Near Eastern Studies! The Guggenheim Fellowship is a prestigious award given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or superior creative ability … Continue reading Bedross Der Matossian Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Save 50% off these books during Women’s History Month! Enter the code 6WHM20 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Offer expires March 31, 2020 and is good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Continue reading Women’s History Month Sale
The following is by Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern and the Democratic Insurgents (Nebraska, 2015). Wert is a professor emeritus of history at the Kansas City Art Institute. Posters Galore, Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again! You have likely … Continue reading From the Desk of Hal Elliot Wert: Posters Galore, Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again!
Prudence Bushnell’s memoir Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience: My Story of the 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings (Potomac Books, 2018) is now available as an audiobook on Audible and Amazon. Bushnell, the U.S. ambassador to Nairobi when al-Qaeda unleashed its devastating bomb attack in August … Continue reading New Audiobook!
It has been more than 50 years since Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated following a victory party at the Ambassador Hotel in San Diego, CA by Sirhan Sirhan. It’s a crime detailed in The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and … Continue reading Re-evaluating the RFK assassination evidence
The following contribution is by Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern and the Democratic Insurgents (Nebraska, 2015). Wert is a professor emeritus of history at the Kansas City Art Institute. Many of you purchased George McGovern and the Democratic … Continue reading From the Desk of Hal Elliott Wert: Campaign Posters of 2016
Books Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative Joshua A. Claybourn Reviewed by Kirkus: “Edited by attorney Claybourn, this collection addresses the possibility of a shared narrative within a country divided by political polarization… A mixed-bag collection … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following is by Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern and the Democratic Insurgents (Nebraska, 2015). Wert is a professor emeritus of history at the Kansas City Art … Continue reading Celebrating Black History Month through Posters
Books Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela Raúl Gallegos Highlighted in The Guardian: “Gallegos blends analysis with reportage, including a picaresque roadtrip with a Che Guevara lookalike—to show how Maduro inherited a mess and made it worse.” Doc, Donnie, … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following contribution is by Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern and the Democratic Insurgents (Nebraska, 2015). Wert is a professor emeritus of history at the Kansas City … Continue reading From the Desk of Hal Elliott Wert: A Bonanza of New Discoveries
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