From the web site of The Association of University Presses:
“In the summer of 1978 President Jimmy Carter proclaimed a University Press Week ‘in recognition of the impact, both here and abroad, of American university presses on culture and scholarship.’
That influence continues today, as does the increasing vitality of university press publishing programs, the many ways and means […]
Be sure to tune in to this interesting interview with Samuel Black about photographer Allen E. Cole, brought to you by City Books’ Shelf Life. Cole documented black life in Cleveland in the early 20th Century and is the subject of Black’s book, co-written by Regennia Williams, Through the Lens of Allen E. Cole: A Photographic History of African […]
Kent State University Press director Susan Wadsworth-Booth gives a most informative interview on the role of a University press in our modern digital age. Give it a listen on WKSU’s Elevations show online.
“Jason Prufer is the author of Small Town, Big Music – The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll. The book features first-hand stories of big-name musicians traveling through Kent, as well as the local music scene where Joe Walsh, Patrick Carney, Chrissie Hynde, and DEVO refined their crafts. The book is […]
The Baseball by the Book podcast features Lincoln A. Mitchell speaking about his new book, Baseball Goes West, and the impact on Major League Baseball resulting from the relocation of the Dodgers and Giants.
Listen here.
About the book.
Author Kelly Mezurek’s history of the 27th U.S. colored troops, For Their Own Cause, is favorably reviewed in H-War, the network for military scholarship.
“Mezurek sets a positive directive for scholars interested in African American men’s martial involvement in the Civil War and their stake in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century US politics.”
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Yankees blog Start Spreading the News brings us an excerpt from our new book Baseball Goes West by Lincoln A. Mitchell
“The Giants always had to share their northern Manhattan fan base with another team. The Yankees made their first home in Hilltop Park located in Northern Manhattan around 165th and Broadway, before sharing the Polo […]
John G. Selby is interviewed by Civil War Books and Authors on his upcoming book Meade: The Price of Command 1863–1865. He discusses the book and the controversial legacy of General George G. Meade, Civil War commander of the Army of the Potomac.
“It actually began with me questioning the central premise of most of the […]
Lincoln A. Mitchell, author of the upcoming KSU Press title Baseball Goes West: The Dodgers, the Giants, and the Shaping of the Major Leagues, gives insight into the labor practices of Major League Baseball in this informative Salon article.
“In addition to being great pitchers and part of the celebrity scene in Southern California in the […]
The Akron Beacon Journal explores “Murderous Topics” including the case of Mariann Colby from our book The Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderous of Shaker Heights by William L. Tabac.
