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“A solid work of scholarship that is essential for scholars…"
Another excellent review of When the Wolf Came, this time in the Autumn 2014 issue of the Arkansas Historical Quarterly: "A solid work of scholarship that is essential for scholars of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the war and for Civil War...
"A vibrant word picture of a war…"
"A vibrant word picture of a war that was fought in less familiar locales by protagonists from an unfamiliar society." —America's Civil War More from the Civil War in the West series.
Thomas Hauser on Boxing is a "highlight". —Booklist
"This annual series detailing the year in boxing should be a highlight not only for fans of the sport but also for those who appreciate journalistic acumen and stylish prose." —Booklist More Thomas Hauser
Choice calls A Tough Little Patch of History "essential"
Tough Little Patch of History should be required reading for anyone contemplating the burgeoning field of heritage tourism--a vaguely defined intersection of historic preservation and economic development. Opportunities for heritage tourism abound, but their...
Jimmy Carter and University Press Week
36 years ago, on June 14, 1978, President Jimmy Carter established the first University Press Week with the following proclamation: America's colleges and universities have always met their responsibilities for preserving and enlarging the body of human knowledge. In...
Architects of Little Rock wins Ned Shank Award
Charles Witsell and Gordon Wittenberg have won the Ned Shank Award for Outstanding Publication from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas. Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects at work in Little Rock from...
Tremors "opens up to us an extraordinary range of voices…" -Harvard Review
This anthology gives us access to a world that has been largely invisible to Americans, but, more than that, it opens up to us an extraordinary range of voices and talents and makes it clear that as Iranian and American culture come to terms with, and begin to...
"When the Wolf Came is a deeply researched and engagingly corrective addition"
When the Wolf Came is a deeply researched and engagingly corrective addition to the sparse or dated existing studies of a critical period in the history of the Indian Territory; it is especially valuable for its extensive incorporation of the perspectives of...
University of Arkansas Press Publishes Two Books in Collaboration with Fay Jones School of Architecture
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Press in collaboration with the Fay Jones School of Architecture has published Architects of Little Rock: 1833 – 1950 ($34.95 paper) and Of the Soil: Photographs of Vernacular Architecture and Stories of Changing Times...
George Dombek signing at Crystal Bridges (Sept. 20)
George Dombek will be signing copies of his new book, George Dombek: Paintings, at the Crystal Bridges Museum Store on September 20th, 2014. The event begins at 10:30 AM and ends at 12:30. For more information about the signing, visit the Crystal Bridges Museum of...