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Farmers' Markets of the Heartland

Janine MacLachlan

Squeeze This!

A Cultural History of the Accordion in America

Marion Jacobson

The Deepest Sense

A Cultural History of Touch

Constance Classen

Illinois in the War of 1812

Gillum Ferguson

Then Sings My Soul

The Culture of Southern Gospel Music

Douglas Harrison

The Organs of J. S. Bach

A Handbook

Christoph Wolff and Markus Zepf

A People's History of Baseball

Mitchell Nathanson

The Poco Field

An American Story of Place

Talmage A. Stanley

Richard Linklater

David T. Johnson

Philip Kaufman

Annette Insdorf

How Did Poetry Survive?

The Making of Modern American Verse

John Timberman Newcomb

The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture

Jared Gardner

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Book trailer for The Beautiful Music All Around Us Stephen Wade’s forthcoming book The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience will be published in September 2012. Visit Stephen’s information page for details on his new CD and upcoming concert dates.

John Miles Foley The University of Illinois Press mourns the passing of John Miles Foley, who died on May 3 at the age of 65.  Our Press had the privilege of publishing his How to Read an Oral Poem, a CHOICE Outstanding Academic … Continue reading →

The Boston Globe reviews A People’s History of Baseball The May 13, 2012, edition of the The Boston Globe includes a review of Mitchell Nathanson’s new book A People’s History of Baseball. “The most enjoyable moment in A People’s History of Baseball comes when Mitchell Nathanson recalls US Representative Newt Gingrich’s … Continue reading →

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Events Calendar

Marion Jacobson at the Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:00 CDT — Launch Party
Gillum Ferguson at the Herrin City Library, Herrin, IL Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 CDT — Presentation
Gillum Ferguson at the C.E. Brehm Memorial Library, Mt. Vernon, IL Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT — Presentation
David Shumway at Peters Township Public Library, McMurray, PA Sun, 20 May 2012 08:30:00 CDT — Presentation
Brooks Blevins at the Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 CDT — Book Signing
Gillum Ferguson at the Union County Historical Society, Union County Museum, Cobden, IL Sun, 20 May 2012 14:00:00 CDT — Presentation
Gillum Ferguson at the Farris Restaurant, McLeansboro, IL Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 CDT — Presentation
International Communication Association Thu, 24 May 2012 08:30:00 CDT
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