Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2026 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
AHA 2026 Virtual Exhibit
Category: american history
Q&A with the author of A HISTORY OF BICYCLING IN ILLINOIS
Christopher Sweet, author of A History of Bicycling in Illinois: 160 Years of Booms and Busts, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I’ve worked […]
Free E-book Giveaway: HARRY BRIDGES
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend by Robert W. Cherny before the month is over! The iconic leader of a small but powerful […]
Q&A with the author of MAKING MICHIGAN HOME
Brett T. Olmsted, author of Making Michigan Home: Mexican Americans Bridging the Rural-Urban Experience, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I […]
Q&A with the author of DIAMOND AND JUBA
April F. Masten, author of Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
ASA 2025 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2025 American Studies Association conference! Use the promo code AMERSA for 50% off of all books when ordering from our website, November 20-29, 2025. […]
Q&A with the author of UNLEARNING THE HUSH
Marlee S. Bunch, author of Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did […]
Q&A with the author of DAVID DAVIS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FAVORITE JUDGE
Raymond J. McKoski, author of David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Returning to our home […]
Free E-book Giveaway: MONEY, MARRIAGE, AND MADNESS
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 […]
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 […]