Gene Allen, author of Mr. Associated Press: Kent Cooper and the Twentieth-Century World of News, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: […]
Kristine M. McCusker, author of Just Enough to Put Him Away Decent: Death Care, Life Extension, and the Making of a Healthier South, 1900-1955, answers questions on her new book. […]
Lorenzo Costaguta, author of Workers of All Colors Unite: Race and the Origins of American Socialism, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
Gregory J. Kaliss, author of Beyond the Black Power Salute: Athlete Activism in an Era of Change, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
Robert D. Sampson, author of Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Cristina-Ioana Dragomir, author of Making the Immigrant Soldier: How Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender Intersect in the US Military, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her […]
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 African American Intellectual History Society conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Bruce W. Worthen, author of Mormon Envoy: The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton Bernhisel, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: […]
We are pleased to announce that A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago by E. James West has received Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP […]
February’s free e-book is here! Check out Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture by Badia Aha-Legardy before the month is over! As early as the eighteenth century, white Americans […]
Gavin Feller, author of Eternity in the Ether: A Mormon Media History, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. Q: Why did you […]