July’s free e-book is here! Check out Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott by Kim E. Nielsen before the month is over! Anna Ott died in the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: MONEY, MARRIAGE, AND MADNESS
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Q&A with the author of CHICAGO BEFORE THE FIRE
Louis P. Cain, author of Chicago before the Fire: An Economic History, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have researched […]
Q&A with the author of THE RESOUNDING REVOLUTION
Stephen Stacks, author of The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song after 1968, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have been involved […]
Free E-book Giveaway: MAKING THE MEXIRICAN CITY
May’s free e-book is here! Check out Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Delia Fernández-Jones before the month is over! Large numbers of […]
OAH 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: SHADOW TRACES
April’s free e-book is here! Check out Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives by Elena Tajima Creef before the month is over! Images of Japanese and […]
AAIHS 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Visit our website and use promo code AAIHS25 for 50% off of all African American studies […]
AHA 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Free E-book Giveaway: WHOSE AMERICA?
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Whose America?: U.S. Immigration Policy since 1980 edited by Maria Cristina Garcia and Maddalena Marinari before the month is over! A centerpiece of […]
AUPresses Prompt: Democracy & Threats To It Reading List
The Association of University Presses members have long published scholarly works that contribute to understanding even the most complex or disturbing current events. Now that the results of the U.S. […]
ASA 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 American Studies Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Q&A with the author of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, STATESMAN HISTORIAN
Jesse Derber, author of Abraham Lincoln, Statesman Historian, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? While there are so many aspects of […]