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HISTORY
Hitler's Diaries, Lincoln's Assassins, and Other Famous Frauds By Edward Steers and Joe Nickell
An investigation into the conspiracies that shape our history, and the disturbing reason why we believe them. Hoax examines the legitimacy of the Shroud of Turin and the discovery of fossils confirming humanity's "missing link," the Piltdown Man. It exmaines the forged Hitler diaries and the "Oath of a Freeman," as well as conspiracy theories alleging that Franklin D. Roosevelt had prior knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor and that the details of Lincoln's assassination are recorded in missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's journal.
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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Paperback • 9780813181264 • April 2021 • £15.00 248 pages • 62 b/w illus.
Desert Drivers
By Andrew Goudie (University of Oxford, UK)
The exhilarating stories of civilian and military drivers who crossed the Sahara Desert in the early 20th century. The exploration of the Sahara – a huge swathe of terrain the size of India – by motor car is one of the great untold chapters in the story of early 20th century exploration. The new volume in the popular Short North African Histories series, this book brings together the best stories of intrepid desert drivers in the early 20th century, crossing the vast and sometimes dangerous expanses of the Sahara.
SOCIETY FOR LIBYAN STUDIES Paperback • 9781900971973 • December 2020 • £10.00 96 pages
National Development in Romania and Southeastern Europe
Edited by Paul E. Michelson, Kurt W. Treptow, Ernest H. Latham, Dennis Deletant and Radu R. Florescu
A collection of studies reflecting the range of Cornelia Bodea’s work on Romanian national development, cultural legacy, and diplomatic history. Cornelia Bodea’s work on Romanian history and culture is vast. It ranges from an effort to elucidate the image of Napoleon, as seen by Polish participants in Napoleon's failed Russia invasion to an illuminating study on British cultural policy in Romania, post-World War II Romanian-American relations. Known for combining discovery and elaboration of apparently small, but significant details along with important documentary and other resource material, this book is an ode to her exceptional work.
CENTER FOR ROMANIAN STUDIES Paperback • 9781592110988 • July 2021 • £24.99 176 pages
By Hans Egede
A newly revised classic on the history of fascism in Romania and Hungary. The first comprehensive and objective account of the history of fascist movements, specifically the Arrow Cross in Hungary and Legion of the Archangel Michael in Romania, in the two countries from 1918 to 1945. The author considers their evolution and growth during the interwar period, as well as during the tragic periods in which each movement came to power in its respective country, drawing conclusions and parallels from the comparative history of the two movements.
INTERNATIONAL POLAR INSTITUTE Paperback • 9781736690208 • May 2021 • £25.00 224 pages
Bone Wars
The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur, Twentieth Anniversary Edition By Tom Rea
The story of Diplodocus carnegii – once the most famous dinosaur on the planet. The most complete fossil skeleton unearthed to date, and one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, Diplodocus was displayed in a dozen museums around the world and viewed by millions of people. Bone Wars explains how a fossil unearthed in the badlands of Wyoming in 1899 helped give birth to the public’s fascination with prehistoric beasts. With the help of letters found in scattered archives, Tom Rea recreates a remarkable story of hubris, hope, and turn-of-the-century science.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS Paperback • 9780822966708 • September 2021 • £13.00 288 pages
Prelude to the Past
The Autobiography of a Woman By Rosie Gräefenberg and Ernest H. Latham
The story of the scandal that brought down the most powerful press empire in Europe. Rosie Gräefenberg enjoyed an adventurous life as she pursued her career in journalism and ultimately married Franz Ullstein, head of a powerful publishing dynasty and key representative of the democratic press establishment in pre-World War II Germany. But an unconventional marriage soon thrust Rosie into the greatest scandal the German Republic would endure – the Ullstein Affair. Rosie Gräefenberg provides a masterful, impassioned account of these events, in a fast-paced narrative, revealing many of the surprising motives behind them.
GAUDIUM Paperback • 9781592110414 • August 2021 • £24.99 368 pages
By Dimitrie Cantemir and Edited by A.K. Brackob
Provides unique insight into the geography, history, economy, ethnography, culture, and traditions of Moldavia. Born to a noble family, the author, Dimitrie Cantemir, ruled as Prince of Moldavia on two occasions (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). He wrote his Description of Moldavia (Descriptio Moldaviae) in 1716 at the request of the Royal Academy in Berlin, including the first real map of the country. This is the first time that it has appeared in the English language.
CENTER FOR ROMANIAN STUDIES Hardback • 9781592110254 • October 2021 • £44.99 276 pages • b/w illus.
Dark History of Penn’s Woods
Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania By Jennifer L. Green
Seven true "dark histories” from the Greater Philadelphia region. When ships under the command of European settlers first sailed into the Delaware Bay in the early 1600s, Pennsylvania’s documented history of strange and macabre events began. Jennifer L. Green transports readers through three centuries of murder, disease, witchcraft, cannibalism and botched executions in Chester and Delaware counties, using archival evidence and research to explain how historical oddities and tragedies occurred.
CASEMATE PUBLISHERS Paperback • 9781955041003 • October 2021 • £22.99 160 pages | eBook available: 9781955041010
Voices from the Peace Corps
Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers By Angene Wilson, Jack Wilson and Glenn Blumhorst
Emphasises the value of practical idealism in building meaningful cultural connections that span the globe. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. This book follows the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in their communities.
KENTUCKY REMEMBERED: AN ORAL HISTORY SERIES | UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Paperback • 9780813151816 • July 2021 • £19.00 400 pages • 24 b/w illus., 1 map
Parades in New England, 1788–1940 By Jane C. Nylander
Explores the traditions of Parades and their role in American culture. Explores the tradition of Parades as enacted in the small cities and towns of New England — events that at once celebrated the American Story and amplified distinctive regional and broader national cultures. Illustrated with nearly 300 photos, this book offers unseen pictures of parades, including floats and banners that have mostly disappeared, ranging from the Federal Ship carried in the 1788 Ratification parade at New Haven to 1940, when the parade tradition halted due to WWII.
BAUHAN PUBLISHING Paperback • 9780872333451 • July 2021 • £22.00 384 pages
Whiskey Boys
And Other Meditations from the Abyss at the End of Youth By Phillip Hurst
A lively collection of literary essays about bars, booze, and travelling the American West. This book follows the author from a small town to the West Coast after he abandons a legal career to pursue writing. Much of the narrative concerns growing up and what’s gained and lost with maturity, while considering the challenges of living as a writer in a culture that’s sceptical of the creative arts. Subtly discusses travel, wanderlust, the psychological effect of place, and mortality.
BAUHAN PUBLISHING Paperback • 9780872333574 • December 2021 • £14.50 180 pages
The Most Hated Man in Kentucky
The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge By Brad Asher
Explores how Burbridge earned his infamous reputation. For the last third of the nineteenth century, Union General Stephen Gano Burbridge enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being the most hated man in Kentucky. Beyond successfully recalibrating history's understanding of Burbridge, Asher's biography adds administrative and military context to the state's reaction to emancipation and sheds new light on its post-war pro-Confederacy shift.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9780813181370 • July 2021 • £34.00 242 pages • 14 b/w illus.
Community Libraries in Pennsylvania By Bernadette Lear
Charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more than 50 libraries and historical societies, this book describes a long progression from private, subscription-based associations to publicly funded institutions, highlighting the dramatic period during the late 19th century and early 20th century when libraries were ‘thrown open’ to women, children, and the poor. It highlights Pennsylvania’s libraries’ many contributions to the social fabric and shows that they have made their greatest strides when community activists and librarians have worked collaboratively.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS Hardback • 9780822947004 • October 2021 • £45.00 464 pages
Which Side Are You On?
The Story of a Song By George Ella Lyon and Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale
The story of the classic union song that was written in 1931 by Florence Reece in a rain of bullets. George Ella Lyon tells the hair-raising story of a classic union song through the eyes of one of its author’s daughters — a dry-witted, pig-tailed gal whose vantage point is from under the bed with her six brothers and sisters. Graphic novelist Christopher Cardinale brings Florence's triumphant story to life in true rip-roaring union style.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9781950564149 • November 2021 • £19.00 40 pages
The Assault on Elisha Green
Race and Religion in a Kentucky Community By Randolph Paul Runyon (Miami University)
One man's pursuit of justice over violence and racism in the nineteenth century. Explores the story and the significance of Rev. Elisha Green’s lawsuit against his two white assaulters. Runyon tells the story of Green's life and traces the network of relationships that led to the event of the assault, recounting one man's pursuit of justice over violence and racism in the nineteenth century. He masterfully interweaves background information with the harrowing attack and its aftermath, revealing the true character of the primary actors and the racial tensions unique to a border state.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9780813152387 • October 2021 • £26.00 220 pages • 15 b/w illus., 5 maps
The World of a White Anti-Slavery Slaveholder By Susanna Delfino
Compelling addition to the continuing conversation on the complicity of white, southern women in the slave labour economy. Susanna Preston Shelby Grigsby (1830–1891), a white plantation mistress and slaveholder, struggled to participate in the economic modernisation of antebellum Kentucky, both morally and financially. Drawing on Grigsby's correspondences, Delfino seeks to understand how white women participated in the economic transformation of 1840s Kentucky. Rather than a simple account of white domestic labour, Grigsby's letters reveal a rich variety of interlocking gender, class, and race-related issues.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9780813154831 • December 2021 • £30.00 230 pages
A Second Reckoning
Race, Injustice, and the Last Hanging in Annapolis Edited by Scott D. Seligman
The story of a murder, a hanging, and the centuries-long search for justice for minorities under the American legal system. This book tells the story of John Snowden, a Black man accused of the murder of a pregnant white woman in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1917. He refused to confess despite undergoing torture, was tried by an all-white jury, and sentenced to death. Using Snowden’s story – including his posthumous pardon in 2001 – this book examines the profound effect such acts of clemency can have on the living, and how they can begin to make amends for past racial injustices.
POTOMAC BOOKS, INC. Hardback • 9781640124653 • October 2021 • £25.99 288 pages
Dracul: In the Name of the Father
The Untold Story of Vlad II Dracul, Founder of the Dracula Dynasty By A.K. Brackob
Extensive documentary research traces the history of the real founder of the Dracula dynasty. The elder Vlad gained the sobriquet Dracul or Dracula when initiated into the Order of the Dragon in February 1431. Several books have been devoted to the study of his famous son, Vlad the Impaler, but any search for the historical Dracula must begin with the story of the father. Here, the true story of the man who founded the Dracula dynasty is revealed.
GAUDIUM Hardback • 9781592110278 • October 2021 • £39.99 400 pages
The Kidnapping Epidemic That Terrorized 1930s America By Carolyn Cox
Takes the reader behind the scenes of gripping kidnapping crimes that terrified the American public in the 1930s. An estimated 3000 Americans were kidnapped for ransom in the year 1931. They were early victims of a kidnapping wave that grew to be an epidemic in the twilight days of Prohibition as urban gangs looked for new revenue streams to replace the once lucrative business of bootlegging. The Snatch Racket is the frightening story of this crime epidemic and the three-year War against kidnappers waged by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to eradicate it.
POTOMAC BOOKS, INC. Hardback • 9781640122031 • May 2021 • £27.00 384 pages
Getting Right with Lincoln
Correcting Misconceptions About Our Greatest President By Edward Steers and Foreword by Joseph Garrera
Rectifies some of the most common misconceptions about President Abraham Lincoln. Of the many presidents and founding figures of the United States, few have garnered more attention than Abraham Lincoln. In this book, Ed Steers addresses some of the most prominent misconceptions about Lincoln's life. His entertaining writing style and contention with some of the more popular and provocative Lincoln revisionist histories will garner attention from broad audiences who are interested in Lincoln's story and getting to the bottom of the stories that surround him.
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Hardback • 9780813180908 • May 2021 • £20.00 216 pages • 65 b/w illus.
Before the Military Revolution
European Warfare and the Rise of the Early Modern State 1300–1490 By Alexander Querengässer
Examines European Warfare and economic transformation in the late Middle Ages (1300–1490). This book argues that the economic changes during the late Middle Ages are among the most fundamental in the military and political organisation of Europe until the rise of the constitutional state around 1800. Through a critical look at other developments of this age such as the infantry and artillery revolution and the decline of cavalry, the author concludes that the economic changes come closer to the original concept of a military revolution.
