Library Journal recently reviewed Simine Short’s new book Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution. “In her exquisitely detailed paean to one of America’s foremost civil engineers and […]
Category: american history
The TLS reviews Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927
The July 8, 2011, issue of the Times Literary Supplement includes Christine Bold’s review of the new Nina Baym book Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927. “Over thirty years […]
The Washington Times reviews from the Jewish Heartland
This morning The Washington Times published Martin Rubin’s highly complimentary review of From the Jewish Heartland: Two Centuries of Midwest Foodways. “Sometimes a book jacket has the perfect illustration and […]
Woody Guthrie, American Radical On Tour
Will Kaufman, author of the new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical, is starting his cross-country U.S. tour in two weeks in Los Angeles. Most of Kaufman’s presentations will include performances of Woody […]
Spirits of Just Men excerpt
This morning Berfrois—Intellectual Jousting in the Republic of Letters—is featuring an excerpt from Charles Thompson’s new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital […]
Today in Labor History
Union Communication Services, Inc., points out that today is the anniversary of the 1993 lockout in Decatur, IL, as told in our book, Staley: The Fight for a New American […]
Charles Thompson on C-Span’s Book-TV
During Charles Thompson’s book signing at Book Expo, C-Span’s Book-TV stopped by to interview the author about his new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in […]
Montague’s magnificent collection
In November 2003, the University of Illinois Press published Burn, Baby! BURN!, the autobiography of famed R&B deejay Magnificent Montague. The June 19, 2011, issue of the Las Vegas Review-Journal features an […]
Moonshine on North Carolina Public Radio
Charles Thompson, author of the new book Spirits of Just Men: Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World, was a recent guest on North Carolina […]
Rave for Women Writers of the American West in The Chronicle’s “Brainstorm”
Gina Barreca reviews Nina Baym’s new book Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927 in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Brainstorm blog. “If you study American literature, you have to […]
The Monthly Review on Woody Guthrie, American Radical
Scott Borchert’s review of Woody Guthrie, American Radical published in the May 2011 issue of Monthly Review is now available online. “As Will Kaufman argues in his wonderful and uncompromising book, […]
Dylan & Guthrie
The International Brecht Society interviews writer Jonathan Pappas about Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. Mr. Pappas offers many kind words for Will Kaufman’s new book Woody Guthrie, American Radical. “If anything […]