BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Correpondence of John Tyndall Vol. 8

The Correspondence June 1863-January 1865 Edited by Piers J. Hale, Elizabeth Neswald, Nathan N. Kapoor and Michael D. Barton

Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall Collected correspondence of John Tyndall.

The 318 letters in this volume reveal a great deal about prominent 19th-century Irish physicist John Tyndall’s personality, the development of his career, and his role in attempting to better establish science as a respectable and professional enterprise. Letters in this volume include dramatic accounts of his cousin’s exploits in the American Civil War, details of Tyndall’s mountaineering adventures, and correspondence regarding his joint acquisition of the Reader.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822945772 • Hardback 229 x 152mm • 448 pages • December 2020 • £115.00

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 9

The Correspondence, November 1865–March 1868 Edited by Iwan Rhys Morus, Geoffrey Belknap and James C. Ungureanu Series: The Correspondence of John Tyndall Collected correspondence of John Tyndall.

The letters in this volume continue to explore the life and work of prominent 19th-century Irish physicist John Tyndall. Tyndall’s correspondents read like a who’s who of international science, including Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Joseph Henry, Rudolf Clausius, and Louis Pasteur. An intense study of his correspondence illuminates themes that individually and collectively played fundamental roles in the development of modern science: the relationship between science and religion, the popularisation and professionalisation of science, and advances in physics, glaciology, climatology, and the germ theory.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822946083 • Hardback 229 x 152mm • 448 pages • June 2020 • £115.50

Václav Havel

A Biography By David Barton Series: Russian & East European Studies

An intimate portrayal of Václav Havel, the Czech writer, dissident, statesman, and first president of the Czech Republic.

Václav Havel (1936-2011), the famous Czech dissident, intellectual, and playwright, was also the first president of the Czech Republic. He was sometimes misunderstood and not always popular, but by the time of his death in 2011, the world recognized Havel as one of the most prominent figures of the twentieth century. This biography is the story of Havel’s inward journey in his underground years and thus the story of how Havel, the outsider, became the ultimate insider as president of the nation.

One Russian's Journey through Peace, War, Revolution, and Terror By Richard G. Robbins Series: Russian & East European Studies

A gripping biography that examines the inner workings of Russian politics at its highest levels.

Vladimir Fedorovich Dzhunkovsky was a witness to his country’s unfolding tragedy—the decay of the tsarist autocracy, world war, revolution, the rise of a new regime, and its descent into terror. But Dzhunkovsky was not just a passive observer, he was an active participant in the troubled and turbulent events of his time, often struggling against the tide. This book paints a fascinating picture of Dzhunkovsky’s incredible life that reveals much about a long and crucial period in Russian history.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822966173 • Paperback 20 b/w illus. • 229 x 152mm • 584 pages • November 2019 • £20.00

A Pioneer of Connection

Recovering the Life and Work of Oliver Lodge Edited by James Mussell and Graeme Gooday Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Explores the life and work of a scientific figure greatly cherished by many of his contemporaries.

Sir Oliver Lodge was a polymathic scientific figure who linked the Victorian Age with the Second World War. A physicist and spiritualist, inventor and educator, author and authority, he was one of the most famous public figures of British science in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This volume uncovers the many aspects of his life and career, and the changing dynamics of scientific authority in an era of specialisation to examine his role in contemporary science and culture.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822945956 • Hardback 9 b/w illus. • 229 x 152mm • 336 pages • May 2020 • £40.00

The Life and Legend of James Watt

Collaboration, Natural Philosophy, and the Improvement of the Steam Engine By David Philip Miller Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Offers a deeper understanding of the work and character of the great eighteenth-century engineer. A skilled and creative engineer, James Watt was also a compulsive experimentalist drawn to natural philosophical inquiry, and a chemistry of heat underlay much of his work, including his steam engineering. Stripping away layers of legend built over generations, this book uncovers behind the heroic engineer a conflicted man often diffident about his achievements but also ruthless in protecting his inventions and ideas and determined in pursuit of money and fame.

Social Physics and the Average Men of Science, 1796-1874 By Kevin Donnelly Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century The first scholarly biography of Adolphe Quetelet.

Adolphe Quetelet was an influential astronomer and statistician whose controversial work inspired heated debate in intellectual circles. In creating a science designed to explain the “average man,” he helped contribute to the idea of normal, most enduringly in his creation of the Quetelet Index, which came to be known as the Body Mass Index. This is the first scholarly biography of Quetelet, exploring his contribution to quantitative reasoning, his place in nineteenth-century intellectual history, and his profound influence on the modern idea of average.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822966081 • Paperback 229 x 152mm • 232 pages • Available now • £27.00

The Firebird

The Elusive Fate of Russian Democracy By Andrei Kozyrev Series: Russian and East European Studies

Andrei Kozyrev’s account of challenges he faced as Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.

Andrei Kozyrev was foreign minister of Russia under President Boris Yeltsin from August 1991 to January 1996, whose pro-Western stance made him an increasingly unpopular figure in Russia as the economy spiralled and ideas of democracy and capitalism soured. In this book, Kozyrev provides a startling eyewitness account of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the struggle to create a democratic Russia in its place, and how the promise of a better future led to the tragic outcome that changed our world forever.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822966517 • Paperback 10 b/w illus. • 229 x 152mm • 350 pages • October 2020 • £16.99

Changing the Game

My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing By Jim Host and Other Eric A. Moyen

A behind-the- scenes look at the growth of big-time athletics in America. Many Kentuckians and fans of intercollegiate athletics are familiar with the name Jim Host, founder and CEO of Host Communications, and pioneer in college sports marketing. Host’s most lasting innovation in collegiate sports was the concept of bundled licensing, which encouraged corporate partners to become official sponsors of athletic programs across media formats. But few know his full story. This is the first complete account of the entrepreneur’s professional life, detailing his achievements, his work, and his foray into politics.

Kentucky's Forgotten Ballad Collector By Elizabeth DiSavino A fascinating exploration of a pivotal scholar and Kentucky native.

The second woman to earn a PhD from Columbia University, Kentucky native Katherine Jackson French broke boundaries. Her research kick-started the resurgence of Appalachian music that continues to this day. Drawing on neverbefore-seen artefacts from French’s granddaughter, this book reclaims the life and legacy of this pivotal scholar by emphasising ways her work shaped and could reshape our conceptions about Appalachia today.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813178523 • Hardback • 35 b/w illus., 1 map, 6 tables • 229 x 152mm • 266 pages • April 2020 • £37.50

Hans Christian Andersen – A Cultural Icon

By Anne Klara Bom Explores Hans Christian Andersen as an international icon.

Hans Christian Andersen is a cultural icon. But what is an icon exactly? And how did Hans Christian Andersen become one, both in Denmark and abroad? This book looks into the different meanings and uses of the word icon and into the making of the cultural icon that is Hans Christian Andersen, in branding of businesses, as cultural heritage, and in the ability to transcend cultures.

Aarhus University Press • 9788772190174 • Hardback • colour illus. 240 x 160mm • 300 pages • July 2020 • £42.00

Son of Spinoza

Georg Brandes and Modern Jewish Cosmopolitanism By Søren Blka Hjortshøj New insights into Brandes’ oeuvre and life.

The Danish scholar and critic Georg Brandes (1842-1927) is still recognized for his work today and seen by many as the theorist behind the so-called Modern Breakthrough in Scandinavia. Although born into a Jewish family, he was rarely seen by others as Jewish. This book presents a nuanced view on Brandes and Judaism, investigating the Jewishness of his authorship, and how it changed throughout his life.

Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life Tragedy Edited by Eric Slidji and Beth Kissileff A collective story of city shaken to its very core.

On October 27, 2018, three congregations were holding their morning Shabbat services at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighbourhood when a lone gunman entered the building and opened fire. He killed eleven people and injured six more in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. The essays in this anthology tell the collective story of the city shaken to its very core, but determined that love will ultimately win.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822946519 • Hardback 229 x 152mm • 224 pages • October 2020 • £20.00

Wealth, Waste, and Alienation

Growth and Decline in the Connellsville Coke Industry By Kenneth Warren

Explains the birth, growth, decline and death of the Connellsville coke industry. The southwestern Pennsylvania town of Connellsville lay in the middle of a massive reserve of high-quality coal, and the region became a major source of coke, a vital material in steel manufacture. Here, Kenneth Warren draws from primary source material, including the minutes and letters of the Carnegie Steel Company, the United States Steel Corporation, and the archives of Henry Clay Frick, to explain the birth, phenomenal growth, decline and death of the Connellsville coke industry.

University of Pittsburgh Press • 9780822966210 • Paperback 229 x 152mm • 320 pages • March 2020 • £25.00

Appalachia in Regional Context

Place Matters

Edited by Dwight B. Billings, Ann E. Kingsolver and Other Barbara Ellen Smith, John Pickles and John Gaventa Series: Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies New perspectives on one of America's most compelling and misunderstood regions.

In an increasingly globalised world, place matters more than ever. This concept especially holds true in Appalachian studies - a field that brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around the region to contest misappropriations of resources and power and to combat stereotypes of isolation and intolerance.

A Geographical History of Distilling in Nineteenth-Century Kentucky By Karl Raitz A nuanced discussion of bourbon’s evolution in Kentucky.

While other industries chase after the new and improved, bourbon makers celebrate traditions that hearken back to an authentic frontier craft. Kentucky’s unique geography shaped the whiskeys its settlers produced, and for more than two centuries, distilling bourbon fundamentally altered every aspect of Kentucky’s landscape and culture. This book illuminates how the specific geography, culture, and ecology of the Bluegrass converged and gave birth to Kentucky’s favourite barrel-aged whiskey.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813178752 • Hardback • 25 b/w illus., 33 maps • 254 x 178mm • 656 pages • February 2020 • £45.00

Confederate Citadel

Richmond and Its People at War By Mary A. DeCredico Series: New Directions in Southern History

Examines the human elements of the economic rise and fall of Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond, Virginia: pride of the founding fathers, doomed capital of the Confederate States of America. Unlike other Southern cities, Richmond boasted a vibrant, urban industrial complex capable of producing crucial ammunition and military supplies. This book offers a detailed portrait of life’s daily hardships in the rebel capital during the Civil War.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813179254 • Hardback 9 b/w illus., 3 maps • 229 x 152mm • 224 pages • April 2020 • £37.50

Paved Roads & Public Money

Connecticut Transportation in the Age of Internal Combustion By Richard DeLuca Series: Driftless Connecticut

A well-illustrated examination of how land, law and technology have shaped Connecticut. Drawing on a wide array of primary material, this bok examines how land, law, and technology have shaped Connecticut and its transportation systems, including aviation, roads, bridges, ferries, steamboats, canals, railroads, electric trolleys, and water ports. It focuses on key events in the development of transportation technology and legislation. It is arranged chronologically, highlighting themes from each period, showing the implications of state’s transportation history on the ongoing debates around infrastructure and funding.

By Stuart W. Sanders The dark story of a grisly 1856 murder on the Mississippi River. In March 1856, a dead body washed onto the shore of the Mississippi River with its arms and legs tied to a chair. The body was that of a man who had been a passenger on the luxurious steamboat known as the Ohio Belle, the son of a southern planter. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, Murder on the Ohio Belle uncovers the mysterious circumstances behind the bloodshed, uncovering a story of double murders, secret identities, and hasty getaways.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813178714 • Hardback • 23 b/w illus. 216 x 140mm • 160 pages • January 2020 • £19.00

Liberty Brought Us Here

The True Story of American Slaves Who Migrated to Liberia By Susan E. Lindsey

The story of the black Americans who migrated to start new lives in Liberia, Africa. Drawing on extensive research and fifteen years’ worth of surviving letters, author Susan E. Lindsey illuminates the trials and triumphs of building a new life in Liberia, where settlers were free, but struggled to acclimate in an unfamiliar land, coexist with indigenous groups, and overcome disease and other dangers. The book explores the motives and attitudes of colonisation supporters and those who lived in the colony, offering perspectives beyond the standard narrative that colonisation was solely about racism or forced exile.

University Press of Kentucky • 9780813179339 • Hardback • 21 b/w illus., 3 maps, 3 charts • 229 x 152mm • 238 pages • June 2020 • £34.00

Faith in Black Power

Religion, Race, and Resistance in Cairo, Illinois By Kerry Pimblott Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century

A vital reassessment of the impact of religion on the black power movement.

In 1969, nineteen-year-old Robert Hunt was found dead in the Cairo, Illinois, police station. Though the death was ruled a suicide, the African American community believed he had been murdered, and rebellions and protests sparked across the city. Based on extensive primary research, this ground-breaking examination contributes to and complicates the history of the black freedom struggle in America.