UBC Press Spring 2025

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3 BallotsandBrawls:The1867CanadianGeneralElectionbyPatriceDutil

4 TimesofTransformation:The1921CanadianGeneralElectionbyBarbaraJ.Messamore

5 FeatheredEntanglements:Human-BirdRelationsintheAnthropocenebyScottE.Simon,FrédéricLaugrand

6 TransformingthePrairies:AgriculturalRehabilitationandModernCanadabyShannonStundenBower

7 ShiftingGears:CanadianAutoworkersandtheChangingLandscapeofLabourPoliticsbyStephanieRoss,Larry Savage

8 TheLightsontheTippleAreGoingOut:FightingEconomicRuininaCanadianCoalfieldCommunitybyThomas Langford

9 PentecostalPreacherWoman:TheFaithandFeminismofBerniceGerardbyLindaAmbrose

10 ProtectingIndigenousKnowledgeandHeritage,NewEdition:ACanadianObligationbyMarieBattiste,James Sa'ke'jYoungbloodHenderson

11 AuTeWaate/WeRememberIt:HiakiSurvivalThroughaBitterWarbyMariaFernandaLeyva,HeidiHarley

12 GlobalIndigenousHorrorbyNaomiSimoneBorwein

13 IndigenousCriticalReflectionsonTraditionalEcologicalKnowledgebyLaraA.Jacobs

14 TheGardenattheEndofTime:GettingByintheAgeofClimateChangebyJohnHansonMitchell

15 AReverenceforRivers:ImagininganEthicforRunningWatersbyKurtD.Fausch

16 HighDesert,HigherCosts:BendandtheHousingCrisisintheAmericanWestbyJonathanBach

37 TheP-38LightningandtheMenWhoFlewItbyColonelWolfgangW.E.Samuel,AlfredStettner UBCPress:Spring2025TradeCatalogue,featuringselectionsfromourdistrib...

17 FieldGuidetotheGrassesofOregonandWashington,SecondEditionbyMs.CindyTalbottRoché,RichardE. Brainerd,BarbaraL.Wilson

18 SavingtheBigSky:AChronicleofLandConservationinMontanabyBruceA.Bugbee,RobertJ.Kiesling,JohnB. Wright

19 CitizenBird:ScenesfromBird-LifeinPlainEnglishforBeginners,ACriticalEditionbyMabelOsgoodWright,Elliott Coues,LouisAgassizFuertes

20 FirstFruits:TheLewellingsandtheBirthofthePacificCoastFruitIndustrybyLindaZiedrich

21 SixWomenWhoShapedWhatAmericansEat:FoodChoiceinanAgeofAbundancebyMichelleMart,MarkD. Hersey

22 RisqueBusiness:BreastaurantsinAmericanCulturebyDr.TyMatejowsky

23 ChesterBrownbyFrederikByrnKøhlert

24 DashingtotheEnd:TheRayMillandStorybyEricMonder

25 TheBlackPack:Comedy,Race,andResistancebyArtelGreat

26 TheDadRockThatMadeMeaWomanbyNikoStratis

27 TheMusicalsofColePorter:Broadway,Hollywood,TelevisionbyBernardF.Dick

28 KingNoir:TheCrimeFictionofStephenKingbyTonyMagistrale,MichaelJ.Blouin,StephenKing

29 PabloNeruda'sShipFigureheads:APoet-CollectorsMusesandCompanionsbyCarolA.Olsen

30 Daydreamers:ANovelbyAlvinLu

31 northbynorth/west:(anattentiontofrequency)byChrisCampanioni

32 TheDariénGapbyBelénFernández

33 AlwaysanAcademicImmigrant:ACollectiveMemoirbyDafnaLemish

34 BetrayalU:ThePoliticsofBelonginginHigherEducationbyRebeccaG.Martínez,MonicaJ.Casper

35 JuncturesinWomen'sLeadership:MediaandJournalismbyLindaSteiner,TracyEverbach,MichelleDuster

36 RainbowFleurdeLis:EssaysonQueerNewOrleansHistorybyFrankPerez

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38 AmericanInfanticide:Sexism,Science,andthePoliticsofSympathybyClaraS.Lewis

39 RuralCounty,UrbanBorough:AHistoryofQueensbyJeffreyA.Kroessler

40 TexasTakesShape:AHistoryinMapsfromtheGeneralLandOfficebyMarkLambert,JamesHarkins,BrianA. Stauffer

41 ElizabethGurleyFlynn:TheRebelGirl,Democracy,andRevolutionbyMaryAnneTrasciatti

42 LeonBibel:ForgottenArtistoftheNewDealbyRichardHaw

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9780774871396

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TurningPointElections

BallotsandBrawls

The1867CanadianGeneralElection

By(author)PatriceDutil

Feb14,2025| Paperback,Trade |$27.95|

InSeptember1867,monthsaftertheformationoftheDominionofCanada, voterswenttothepollsfortheinauguralelectionthatwouldaffirmthatthenew governmentwasanswerabletothepeople–butnoonecouldforeseethe outcome,letalonethechaosintherun-uptotheevent.InBallotsandBrawls,the firstbookdedicatedsolelytothe1867election,PatriceDutiloffersreadersa region-by-regionlookatthesummerofthatyear,concludingwithaclose examinationoftheelectionresults.

Citizensbattledoverissuesofeconomicprogress,taxation,anddefence,while fightsatthelocallevelpittedEnglishagainstFrench,Protestantsagainst Catholics,andregionalistsagainstnationalists.Dutil’saccountcapturesthe dramaandoutrightviolenceatthepolls,andprovidesanengrossingintroduction tothesharedideals,disparateinterests,andbigpersonalitiesinvolved.

Drawingtogetherarchivalresearch,newspaperaccounts,andathoroughreview oftheresultsatthepolls,Dutildeliversanengaginganddetailedlookatthe electionthatstartedthecountry.

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PatriceDutilisaprofessorofpoliticsandpublicadministrationatToronto MetropolitanUniversityandaseniorfellowoftheBillGrahamCentrefor ContemporaryInternationalHistoryattheUniversityofToronto.Heisthe founderoftheLiteraryReviewofCanadaandwaspresidentoftheChamplain Societyfrom2011to2017.Heistheauthorandeditorofseveralbookson Canadianpoliticsandgovernance,includingStatesmen,Strategistsand Diplomats:Canada’sPrimeMinistersandtheMakingofForeignPolicyandThe UnexpectedLouisSt-Laurent:PoliticsandPoliciesforaModernCanada

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Withanengagingwritingstyleanda focusoncharacter,BallotsandBrawls isanaccessible,comprehensive,and analyticalexaminationofthevery importantandcomplexfederalelection of1867...Astrongoriginal contribution.

-JackLittle,professoremeritus, History,SimonFraserUniversity

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TimesofTransformation

The1921CanadianGeneralElection

By(author)BarbaraJ.Messamore

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TimesofTransformationpositionsthewatershed1921federalelectioninthe contextofactivisteffortsandtherevolutionarymoodintheyearsfollowingthe GreatWar.NewLiberalleaderWilliamLyonMackenzieKing,whowentonto becomeCanada’slongest-servingprimeminister,cametopower,withhisparty capturingeveryQuebecseat.ThiselectionbroughtmanyCanadianfirsts:the firstminoritygovernment,thefirsttimewomenwereeligibletovote,andthefirst effectivefracturingofthetwo-partysystem,withtheestablishmentofafederal LabourpartyandthedramaticriseoftheProgressives.

Thesechangeshadbeenbrewingbeforetheendofthewar.TheProgressive partyoweditssuccesstotheincreasedpoliticizationoffarmersandtheconcerns ofthewesternvotingbase.Suffragecameafteradecades-longbattleforpolitical rightsforwomen.Labourstrikessweptthenationinthepost–GreatWareraand anewnationalLabourpartygainedCommonsrepresentation.Inshort,this electionmanifestedlong-buildingforcesforchangeandtheglobalzeitgeistof postwardisillusionmentandhope.

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BarbaraMessamoreisaprofessorofhistoryanddepartmentchairatthe UniversityoftheFraserValley.SheistheauthorofCanada’sGovernorsGeneral, 1847–1878andco-authorofNarratingaNation:CanadianHistoryPostConfederationandConflictandCompromise:Pre-ConfederationCanada.She co-foundedandeditedtheJournalofHistoricalBiographyandispresidentofthe InstitutefortheStudyoftheCrowninCanada.

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Theelectionof1921wasoneofthe mostinterestingandcomplexin Canadianhistory.Emergingfromthe GreatWarthatshookCanadian politicstothecore,theelection occurredinthecontextofsuch powerfulforcesasanewglobalorder, modernism,nationaldisunity,labour radicalism,progressivism,regionalism, andtheagrarianrevolt.Tosayitwasa “turningpoint”electionisan understatement.BarbaraMessamore hasdoneamasterfuljobatexplaining itsimportance.

-RobertWardhaugh,professor, History,WesternUniversity

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FeatheredEntanglements

Human-BirdRelationsintheAnthropocene

EditedbyScottE.Simon ,EditedbyFrédéricLaugrand

Jul01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$34.95|

Astheymigratedacrossgreatdistances,ancienthumansmayhaveusedbirdsong andbirdsightingstofindfoodandwaterinunseenterritory.Today,attendingto birdshelpsscientiststracknotonlyavianmigrationbutalsoenvironmental change.Birdsremainoursentinels.

FeatheredEntanglementsoffersarichtapestryofhuman-birdrelationsacross theIndo-Pacific.Inthiseraofuncontrolledindustrialization,wehavegrown increasinglydisconnectedfromthenaturalworld.Thewaysinwhichbirds featureinthedailylife,symbolicsystems,andmaterialcultureofhumans,from pigeonkeepingontherooftopsofAmmantotheritualsofIndigenouspeoplesin Taiwan,canteachushowtolivewithotherspeciesamidthechallengesofthe Anthropocene.

Inatimeofintensifyingecologicalcrisis,weneed,morethanever,toprotectand appreciatenon-humanlives.FeatheredEntanglementsembracestheconnection betweenhumans,birds,andoursharedworld.

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ScottE.SimonisaprofessorintheSchoolofSociologicalandAnthropological StudiesattheUniversityofOttawaandbeganstudyinghuman-birdrelationsasa visitingprofessorattheNationalMuseumofEthnologyinOsaka,Japan.Helives inChelsea,Quebec.AmonghispublicationsarefourethnographiesofTaiwan: SweetandSour:Life-WorldsofTaipeiWomenEntrepreneurs;Tannersof Taiwan:LifeStrategiesandNationalCulture;SadyaqBalae!L’autochtonie formosanedanstoussesétats;andTrulyHuman:IndigeneityandIndigenous ResurgenceonFormosaFrédéricLaugrandisaprofessoratUniversité catholiquedeLouvain(UCLouvain)inBelgiumanddirectorofitsLaboratoire d’anthropologieprospective(LAAP).HelivesinSainte-Soulle,France.Heisthe authorandeditorofnumerousbooks,mostrecentlyco-authoring,withAntoine Laugrand,Desvoiesdel’ombre:Quandleschauves-sourissèmentletrouble;with CuneraBuijsandKimVanDam,PicturingPlaces,People,andPracticesinthe Arctic:AnthropologicalPerspectivesonRepresentation;and,withJarichG. Oosten,Inuit,OblateMissionaries,andGreyNunsintheKeewatin,1865–1965.

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Writtenbywell-experiencedscholars, thisbookwillsetanewmilestonein ethno-ornithology.Itisraretoseea volumeexclusivelyfocusingonbirds andprovidingsophisticatedinsights intoanthropologicaltheory.Iam excitedforthisbook!

-ShiakiKondo,InterculturalStudies, KobeUniversity

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Nature|History|Society TransformingthePrairies

AgriculturalRehabilitationandModernCanada

By(author)ShannonStundenBower

May15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$34.95|

TransformingthePrairiesproposesanewunderstandingofCanada’sPrairie FarmRehabilitationAdministration(PFRA),complicatingcommonviewsofthe agencyasamodelofeffectivegovernmentenvironmentalmanagement.Between 1935and2009,thePFRApromotedagriculturalrehabilitationinandbeyondthe CanadianPrairieswithmixedandequivocalresults.Thepromotionofstrip farmingasasoilconservationtechnique,forexample,leftcropssusceptibleto sawflyinfestations.ThePFRA’sinvolvementinirrigationdevelopmentinGhana increasedthelocalpopulation’svulnerabilitytovariousillnesses.AndPFRA infrastructureconstructionintendedtoservethepublicgoodfailedtoaccount fortheinterestsofaffectedIndigenouspeoples.ThePFRAisrevealedasbeinga highmoderniststateagencythatproducedvariedenvironmentaloutcomesand thatcontributedtoconsolidatingcolonialismandracism.Thisinvestigation affirmstheimportanceofengaginghistoricalperspectivestohelpensurethat contemporaryenvironmentalmanagementeffortssupportmorejustand sustainablefutures.

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ShannonStundenBowerisanassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofHistory, Classics,andReligionattheUniversityofAlberta.SheistheauthorofWet Prairie:People,Land,andWaterinAgriculturalManitoba,whichwonthe CanadianHistoricalAssociationClioPrizeforthePrairiesandtheManitobaDay AwardfromtheAssociationforManitobaArchives.Shehasalsopublished articlesinjournalssuchasEnvironmentalHistoryandAgriculturalHistory ShannonlivesinEdmonton.

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TransformingthePrairiesisan ambitious,well-researched,clearly arguedstudyofthePrairieFarm RehabilitationAdministration.Italso promisestoreinterpretsettler-state relationsandoffersacriticalreexaminationofthePFRA'simpacton theenvironment.

-RoydenLoewen,Departmentof History,UniversityofWinnipeg

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ShiftingGears

CanadianAutoworkersandtheChangingLandscapeofLabourPolitics By(author)StephanieRoss ,By(author)LarrySavage Apr01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$37.95|

InthedecadesfollowingtheSecondWorldWar,autoworkerswereatthe forefrontofthelabourmovement.Theirunionurgedmemberstorallyinthe streetsandusetheballotboxtoeffectchangeforallworking-classpeople.Butby theturnofthiscentury,theCanadianAutoWorkersunionhadbeguntopursuea moredefensivepoliticaldirection.ShiftingGearstracestheevolutionofCAW strategyfromtransformationalactivismtotransactionalpolitics.Class-based collectiveactionandsocialdemocraticelectoralmobilizationgavewayto transactionalpartnershipsasrelationshipsbetweentheunion,employers,and governmentswererefashioned.Thisnewapproachwasmaintainedwhenthe CAWmergedwiththeCommunications,EnergyandPaperworkersUnionin 2013tocreateUnifor,Canada’slargestprivate-sectorunion.StephanieRossand LarrySavageexplainhowandwhytheunionshifteditspoliticaltactics,offeringa criticalperspectiveonthecurrentstateofworking-classpolitics.

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StephanieRossisanassociateprofessorintheSchoolofLabourStudiesat McMasterUniversityandthefoundingpresidentoftheCanadianAssociationfor WorkandLabourStudies.LarrySavageisaprofessorintheDepartmentof LabourStudiesatBrockUniversity.Theyaretheco-authorsofBuildingaBetter World:AnIntroductiontotheLabourMovementinCanadaandco-editorsof PublicSectorUnionsintheAgeofAusterity,RethinkingthePoliticsofLabourin Canada,andLabourunderAttack:Anti-UnionisminCanada

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Aslabourmovementsstrugglewith renewal,thisin-depthstudyofaonceiconicunioncouldn’tbemoretimely. Addressingwhatwentrightandwrong inUnifor,itoffersinvaluableinsights intothegeneralcomplexitieslinking agencyandstructuresinunions.

-SamGindin,formerCanadianAuto Workersresearchdirector

ShiftingGearsisamasterfulstudyof thetransformationoftheCanadian autoworkersfromUAWtoCAWto Unifor.RossandSavage’sanalysisof thechallengesanddecisionsthat movedtheunionpoliticallyisessential readingforanyoneinterestedinunions andpoliticsinCanada.

-ElaineBernard,CenterforLaborand aJustEconomy,HarvardLawSchool

Howunionsapproachworking-class politicshasalwaysbeencontentious,

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TheLightsontheTippleAreGoingOut

FightingEconomicRuininaCanadianCoalfieldCommunity By(author)ThomasLangford

Jun01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$39.95|

TheCanadianpostwareconomicboomdidnotincludeonewesterncoal-mining region.WhentheCanadianPacificRailwayswitchedtodieselpower,over2,000 coal-productionjobswerelostintheCrowsnestPassandElkValley.TheLights ontheTippleAreGoingOuttellsthestoryofitsfightforsurvival.

Undergroundmineclosuresbeganin1950,promptingattemptsbyunions,leftist parties,municipalgovernments,andbusinessgroupstosavethelocaleconomy. Effortstoreindustrializeinthemid-1960sbroughtunregulatedgrowth,unsafe workingconditions,andpollution.Startingin1968,newstripmineswerebuiltto producemetallurgicalcoalforAsia-Pacificsteelmakers.

Notonlyisthisaninterestingregionalhistory,buttheconsiderationoftheroleof labourunions,localcommunists,andgrassrootsenvironmentalistsmakesit especiallycompelling.Today,withtechnologicalchangeinsteelmanufacturingon thehorizon,propelledbytheclimatecrisis,LangfordarguesthattheCrowsnest PassandElkValleymustlooktowardecosystemrestoration,sustainable economicactivities,andtheinclusionofFirstNationsindecisionmakinginorder toembraceafuturebeyondcoal.

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TomLangfordisaprofessoremeritusofsociologyattheUniversityofCalgary. HeistheauthorofAlberta’sDayCareControversy:From1908to2009and Beyondandco-editor,withWayneNorton,ofAWorldApart:TheCrowsnest CommunitiesofAlbertaandBritishColumbia.Hehascontributedvariousarticles ontheCrowsnestPassandElkValleytoPrairieForum,BCStudies,Alberta History,andLabour/LeTravail.HelivesinCalgary.

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TheLightsontheTippleAreGoingOut isrichly,extraordinarilydetailed.Itis simplyexcellent.

-BryanPalmer,professoremeritus, CanadianStudies,TrentUniversity

ArareCanadiancoalfieldstory.Tom Langfordhascovereditall,from deindustrializationtoenvironmental justice.

-StevenHigh,professor,History, ConcordiaUniversity

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PentecostalPreacherWoman

TheFaithandFeminismofBerniceGerard By(author)LindaAmbrose

Jul15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$37.95|

Evangelicalpastor,talk-showhost,politician.PentecostalPreacherWoman exploresthelifeoftheReverendBerniceGerard(1923–2008),oneofthemost influentialspiritualfiguresoftwentieth-centuryBritishColumbia,whose complicatedblendofsocialconservatismandsocialcompassionhaslessonsfor ourpolarizedtimes.

Comingoutofadifficultchildhood,GerardwasattractedtoPentecostalism’s emphasisondirectpersonalexperienceofGodandtheuseofspiritualgifts,and shebecameawidelytravelledinternationalevangelist.Asapastor,radio personality,andalderman,shewasacompellingcommunicatorfortheChristian rightandanardentcriticofliberalsocialmores,yetshesupportedsocialjustice forrefugees,Indigenouspeople,andVancouver’shomelesspopulation.She remainedrootedinpatriarchalreligiousinstitutionsbutpractisedakindof feminismandsharedherlifewithafemalepartner.

BasedonReverendGerard’spersonalarchivesandwritings,Pentecostal PreacherWomantracesthecomplexevolutionofaconservativewoman’sideas aboutfaithandsociety.

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LindaM.AmbroseisaprofessorofhistoryatLaurentianUniversity.Sheisthe authorofForHomeandCountry:TheCentennialHistoryoftheWomen’s InstitutesinOntario,AGreatRuralSisterhood:MadgeRobertsonWattandthe ACWW,and,withMichaelWilkinson,AftertheRevival:Pentecostalismandthe MakingofaCanadianChurch.Shealsoco-editedWomeninAgriculture: ProfessionalizingRuralLifeinNorthAmericaandEurope,1880–1965withJoan M.Jensen.ShelivesinSudbury.

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PentecostalPreacherWomanmakes senseofawomanthatsecular feministsandscholarsregularly despisedduringhertime,andlargely ignoredafterit–andthebookisa delighttoread.

-VeronicaStrong-Boag,authorofA Liberal-LabourLady:TheTimesand LifeofMaryEllenSpearSmith

LindaM.Ambrose’smultifaceted portrayalofBerniceGerard,a fascinatingwomanwhosenamewillbe unfamiliartomost,isareminderthat religioninBritishColumbiaismore complicatedthanweassume.The twistsandturnsofGerard’sstorywill sparkarichdiscussionamongthose whosecomplicatedlivesmayfindthem grapplingwiththeirevolvingfaith.

-PhyllisD.Airhart,authorofA ChurchwiththeSoulofaNation: MakingandRemakingtheUnited ChurchofCanada

9780774880824

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ProtectingIndigenousKnowledgeandHeritage,New

Edition ACanadianObligation

2ndedition

By(author)MarieBattiste,By(author)JamesSa'ke'jYoungbloodHenderson Jun30,2025| Paperback,Trade |$39.95|

In2007,theUnitedNationsDeclarationontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples becamelaw,extendinginherenthumanrightsforthefirsttimetothe approximatelyhalfabillionIndigenouspeoplearoundtheplanet.Butnationstateshavebeenslowtorethinktheirlawsandpolicies.

ProtectingIndigenousKnowledgeandHeritagesituatesCanadianprogressin undertakingthesereformswithinaglobalcontextandexplainswhatIndigenous knowledgeis,whomayuseit,andhowtoprovideitwithlegalprotection.By tracingdecade-longnegotiationswithBritishColumbiaandCanada,thisbook demonstratesthefundamentalroleofIndigenousadvocacyindeveloping legislationandactionplanstoimplementinherentrights.

Thisfullyneweditiontacklescurrentissuesinintellectualpropertyrightsand topicssuchastherevisionofeducationalcurriculatoincorporateIndigenous contentandmethodologies.Whatemergesisaproposalforcooperativelegal reformthatwillinvigorateIndigenousknowledgesystemsandheritage.

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MarieBattisteisacitizenoftheMi’kmaqNationofPotlotekFirstNationsandof theAroostookBandofMicmacsinMaine.SheisprofessoremeritaintheCollege ofEducationattheUniversityofSaskatchewan.Sheisawidelypublishedauthor andeditor,anofficerintheOrderofCanada,andafellowoftheRoyalSocietyof Canada.AmonghermultiplehonoursareaNationalAboriginalAchievement Award,aUniversityofSaskatchewanDistinguishedResearcherAward,a DistinguishedAcademicAwardfromtheCanadianAssociationofUniversity Teachers,andtheQueen’sPlatinumJubileeMedalforServicetoCanada.She livesinEskasoni,NovaScotia.

James(Sa’ke’j)YoungbloodHendersonisamemberoftheChickasawNation andaformerdirectoroftheNativeLawCentreattheUniversityof Saskatchewan.Anotedauthorandhumanrightslawyer,hehasservedasa leadingconstitutionaladviserfortheAssemblyofFirstNationsandtheMi’kmaw NationandisamemberoftheadvisoryboardtotheCanadianMinisterof

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Thispowerfulandcomprehensive surveyofIndigenousknowledgeand itsrelationtolawandpolicywas transformativewhenitwasfirst publishedovertwentyyearsago,and therevisededitionisequally important.Today,policy-makersseek toincorporateIndigenousknowledge intocurrentpolicydevelopments,and IndigenousPeoplesseektoreframe theirknowledgewithinavibrant frameworkofself-determination.This bookrevitalizesandrecentres Indigenousknowledgewithinaglobal matrixinawaythathonoursthe knowledgeholdersandfosters accountability.

-RebeccaTsosie,professor,Law, UniversityofArizona

9780816543557

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AuTeWaate/WeRememberIt

HiakiSurvivalThroughaBitterWar

By(author)MariaFernandaLeyva,EditedbyHeidiHarley

May27,2025| Paperback,Trade |$43.95|

ThiscompellingworkdelvesintothepersonalnarrativesofHiaki(Yaqui) individualswhoenduredthetumultuousperiodfrom1900to1930,whenthey facedsystematicattacks,conscription,deportation,andenslavementunder Mexicangovernmentpolicies.PresentedinboththeoriginalHiakilanguageand Englishtranslation,theseaccountsofferanunparalleledglimpseintothelivesof thosewhoresistedandsurvivedtheera’sharshrealities.Thenarrativesdescribe militaryengagements,thestrugglesofrefugeelife,forcedlabor,andthe resilienceoffamiliesunderextremeduress.Thisworkprovidesauniqueand unvarnishedaccountoftheimpactsofMexicancolonialismandaggressionon individualsandfamilies,completelyfromtheHiakiperspective.

AuTeWaate/WeRememberItisnotjustahistoricalaccountbutalinguistic treasure,preservingthenaturallyproducedspeechoffiveHiakispeakersfroma previousera.TranscriptionsofinterviewsrecordedbyauthorMariaFernanda LeyvawithfamilymembersandfriendsprovideinvaluableinsightsintotheHiaki language.Theinterviewsdocumentandpreservethenarrativestyles,vocabulary, andgrammaticalconstructionsofthetime.

Thisworkalsoservesasacrucialresourceforscholarsoflinguisticsandhistory alike,capturingdialectvariationandillustratingthelinguisticevolutionofthe Hiakicommunity.Additionally,forHiakipeoplestudyingtheirownlanguage,this bookstandsasarichrepositoryofculturalandlinguisticheritage,meticulously maintainedthroughside-by-sidetranslationsandcontextualhistorical introductions.

ThenarrativesinthisbookareanchoredbytheexperiencesoffiveHiaki speakers,whosestoriesofdisplacement,survival,andresistanceprovideadeeply personalperspectiveonthebroaderhistoricaleventsofthePorfirioDíaz dictatorshipandtheearlyyearsoftheMexicanRevolution.AuTeWaate/We ContributorBio

MariaFernandaLeyvawasbornandraisedinSouthTucsonbyherpaternal grandmother,herHaaka,whofirsttaughtherHiakihistory.Sheiscurrentlyretired buthasworkedatTucsonUnifiedSchoolDistrict,theDepartmentofEconomic Security,andthePascuaYaquiDepartmentofLanguageandCulture,aswellasat theUniversityofArizona.

HeidiHarleyisaprofessoroflinguisticsattheUniversityofArizona.

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“Whatajoyfulandmovingexperience toseeandfeelthevoicesoffive Hiaki/Yaquisurvivors(menand women)relivingmomentsandepisodes oftheirlong,tortuous,turbulent,and resilienthistoryofresistanceto deportationandgenocideintheirown language!AidedbytheEnglish translation,youcanalmosthearthem telltheirstoriesasalivingtributeto theHiakipeopleandtestamenttothe willtosurviveofallIndigenouspeoples aroundtheworld.”—EvelynHuDeHart,authorofMissionaries, Miners,andIndians:HistoryofSpanish ContactwiththeYaquiIndiansof NorthwesternNewSpain,1533–1820

“Thisbookoffersunprecedented accessintothedailylifeexperiencesof Yaquisfrom1900to1930,aperilous timeintheirhistory.Readerscan understand,fromfirsthand perspectives,howYaquisresistedthe warsofexterminationandwere resilientunderunfathomable pressures.Recoveringtheseinterviews fromfiftyyearsago,thesevoicesinthe Yaquilanguageareapriceless historicalcontribution.”—Andrew Offenburger,authorofFrontiersinthe

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HorrorandMonstrosityStudiesSeries GlobalIndigenousHorror

EditedbyNaomiSimoneBorwein

Apr15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$37.95|

Thefirstcriticalcollectiontounsettlethehorrorgenrethrougha contemporaryIndigenousgaze.

ContributionsbyKatrinAlthans,JaysonAlthofer,NaomiSimoneBorwein, PersephoneBraham,KristaCollier-Jarvis,ShaneHawk,JadeJenkinson,June Scudeler,andSabrinaZacharias.

GlobalIndigenousHorrorisacollectionofessaysthatpositionsIndigenous Horrorasmorethanjustagenre,butasanarrativespacewherethespectraland socialconverge,wheretheuncannybecomesacritique,andthemonstrous mirrorsthehuman.Whilecontentionsswirlaroundthegenrecategory,this exploratoryanthologyisthefirstcriticaleditedcollectiondedicatedsolelyto waysoftheorizingandanalyzingIndigenousHorrorliterature.Theessays, curatedbyscholarNaomiSimoneBorwein,askreaderstoconsiderwhatGlobal IndigenousHorroris—andtowhom.

ThevolumeopenswithaprefacebyinternationalbestsellinghorrorwriterShane Hawk(enrolledCheyenne-Arapaho,Hidatsa,andPotawatomidescent),followed byanoverviewofGlobalIndigenousHorrortrends,aesthetics,andapproaches. ThecarefullyselectedcontributionsexploreIndigenousHorrorliteratureand mixed-medianarrativesworldwide,unravelingtheintricatedynamicsbetween thelocalandglobal,traditionalandcontemporary,andhumanandmonstrous. Contributorchaptersaregroupednotbygeographicalorculturalvariation,but alongaspectrum,fromastrongemphasisonwaysofknowingtoacritical inspectionofHorrorthroughIndigenousGothicaestheticsacrosscultural boundariesandagainstandbeyondnationstates.

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NaomiSimoneBorweinisanacademicandapoet.Aresearchassociateat WesternUniversityinLondon,Ontario,sheteachesattheUniversityofWindsor, whichsitsonthetraditionalterritoryofThreeFiresConfederacyofFirstNations. BorweinholdsaPhDinEnglishliteraturefromtheUniversityofNewcastle, Australia,whereshestudiedAboriginalliteratureandwaysofknowingwith MurrischolarBrookeCollins-Gearing.Borwein'sresearchspansfrom heterogeneousIndigenousliteratures,HorrorandtheGothic,globalanglophone literatures,andhistoriographytoexperimentalmathematicsanditsphilosophy, andshehaspublishedacrossabroadspectrumoftopics.Herresearchon IndigenousHorrorhasbeenreviewedasgroundbreaking.

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ThisvolumebalancesIndigenous theoriesofnarrativeandcosmology withWesterntheoriesofGothicand Horrorinproductiveways,andthe contributionsgivenewinsightsinto popularcreatorswhiledrawing attentiontoless-well-studiedtexts thatdeservecriticalattention.Global IndigenousHorrorisatimelyand welcomeadditiontothegrowingfield ofIndigenousHorrorstudies.-Judith Leggatt,associateprofessorof EnglishatLakeheadUniversity

Intriguing,engaging,andfilledwith significantinsightsintothedeveloping conversationaboutGlobalIndigenous Horror,thisvolumebringstogethera varietyofdiversetopicsandvoices. GlobalIndigenousHorrorchallenges settlerscholarassumptionsand proposesnewtheoriesandmodelsfor evaluatingcontemporaryIndigenous Horror.-CailínE.Murray,associate professorofanthropologyatBall StateUniversity

9781962645324

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IndigenousCriticalReflectionsonTraditionalEcological Knowledge

EditedbyLaraA.Jacobs

Mar18,2025| Paperback,Trade |$51.50|

Withmorethanfiftycontributors,IndigenousCriticalReflectionsonTraditional EcologicalKnowledgeoffersimportantperspectivesbyIndigenousPeopleson TraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeandIndigenousvaluesystems.Thebookaims toeducateandinspirereadersabouttheimportanceofdecolonizinghow IndigenousKnowledgesareconsideredandusedoutsideofNativecommunities.

ByincludingtheworkofIndigenousstorytellers,poets,andscholarsfromaround theglobe,editorLaraJacobsandchapterauthorseffectivelyexplorethe Indigenousvaluesystems—relationships,reciprocity,andresponsibility—thatare fundamentaltoIndigenousKnowledgesystemsandcultures.Indigenous languagesandpositionalitystatementsarefeaturedforeachofthecontributors toframetheirculturalandgeographicalbackgroundandtoalloweachIndigenous voicetoleaddiscussionsandcontributecriticaldiscoursetotheliteratureon IndigenousKnowledgesandvaluesystems.Bycreatingspaceforeachofthese individualvoices,thisvolumechallengescolonialextractionnormsandhighlights theimportanceofdecolonialmethodsinunderstandingandprotecting IndigenousKnowledges.

IndigenousCriticalReflectionsonTraditionalEcologicalKnowledgeisan essentialresourceforstudents,academics,membersofTribal,state,andfederal governments,Indigenouscommunities,andnon-Indigenousalliesaswellasa valuableadditiontoenvironmentalandIndigenousstudiescollections.

Contributorsinclude:MelindaM.Adams,JoeAnderson,CoralAvery,Andrew KalaniCarlson,KathrynChampagne,BrandieMakebaCross,JoannaM. DeMeyer,JonathanJamesFisk,PatGonzales-Rogers,CelinaGray,Rhode Grayson,ZenaGreenawald,JenniferGrenz,JoyHarjo,MandiHarris,Jessica Hernandez,VictorHernandez,DavidIniguez,MichelleM.Jacob,LaraA.Jacobs, LydiaL.Jennings,EileenJimenez,StephanieKelley,DavidLewis,TomásA. ContributorBio

LaraA.JacobsisacitizenofMuscogee(Creek)NationwithChoctawheritage. SheisacomplexsystemsscientistwhofocusesherresearchonIndigenousvalue systems,TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge,theecologicalandpathogenicimpacts ofoutdoorrecreationactivitiesonTribaltreatylands,co-equity-based managementand#LANDBACKparadigms,andliberationresearchframeworks forIndigenouscommunities.

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“Indigenouspeopleshaveshared values,butwelivethemoutinways thatreflecttheplaceswhereourtribes emergedaspeopleandthe communitiesinwhichwelive.Lara Jacobshascreatedatouchstonein thesecollectedessaysandreflections fromIndigenouspeoplesthroughout theso-calledAmericasandbeyond, givingvoicetothevariouswayswelive outrelationships,reciprocity,and responsibility.Iwillreturntothese wordsagainandagain,andsowillyou.” —PattyKrawec,authorofBecoming Kin:AnIndigenousCallto UnforgettingthePastandReimagining OurFuture

9781625348708

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TheGardenattheEndofTime

GettingByintheAgeofClimateChange

By(author)JohnHansonMitchell

May27,2025| Paperback,Trade |$30.95|

JohnHansonMitchellhaslongwrittenabouthisgardenoutsideofBoston,and abouttheplantsandanimalswithwhomhesharesthisland.In2022,theUnited Nationsandothersstartedreportingthetrueseverityoftheclimatecrisisasthe Earthpassedapointofnoreturn.Allacrosstheglobeitwastheworstyearon recordforclimate-relateddisasters,includingextinctions,deadlyfloods,massive fires,anddramaticdroughts.Mitchell,likesomany,feltoverwhelmed.Helooked tothestoryofVoltaire’sCandide,andsettledonthefamousaphorismfromthat book:“Wemustcultivateourgarden.”

TheGardenattheEndofTimefeaturesMitchell’strademarkblendofscience, literature,andanecdoteasheprocessesboththeinformationheisreadingfrom varioussourcesandwhatitpromptshimtodoinhisownsmallcornerofthe world.ThestorythatunfoldsisoneofMitchelldiversifyinghisplantings;fighting whatheseesasunnecessarylocaldevelopment;walkingthroughandobserving changesinthewildlandsnearby;continuingtoreadthenewsfromaroundthe world;andmeditatingonothermoments,realandimagined,whenpeoplesought refugeevenastheydidtheirparttoimproveapersonallyandcollectively stressfulsituation.

Readersdiscovertheimpossibilityofseparatinggardeningfromglobalwarming, whilealsoseeingthesolacethatexposuretoplantscanoffer,inadditiontotheir contributiontocarbonconsumption.Withgravitas,kindness,andwit,Mitchell offersamodelformaintainingaconnectiontonatureevenasitreelsfrom manmadethreats.

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JohnHansonMitchellisthefounderandwasthelongtimeeditorof MassachusettsAudubonSociety’saward-winningjournalSanctuary.Hehas publishednumerousbooks,including,mostrecently,LegendsofaCommonStream HisbookCeremonialTime:FifteenThousandYearsonOneSquareMilewasthe Editor'sChoiceintheNewYorkTimes’BookReview;sixofhisbooksbasedonthe squaremileoflandfeaturedinCeremonialTimewerecollectedandpublishedas TheScratchFlatChronicles.HewontheJohnBurroughsEssayAwardforhis Sanctuarypiece,“OfTimeandtheRiver.”Hecontinuestoliveonthatonesquare mileoflandineasternMassachusetts.

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“Howdoenvironmentalanxiety, Voltaire,Candide,religion,and gardensasecologicalandspiritual sanctuariesintersectwithclimate changeandworlddecay?JohnHanson Mitchellreflectsonthisandmuch moreinTheGardenattheEndofTime, anentertainingreadunlikeanything elseinthisfield.”—DouglasW. Tallamy,authorofNature’sBest Hope:ANewApproachto ConservationThatStartsinYourHard

9781962645348

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AReverenceforRivers

ImagininganEthicforRunningWaters

By(author)KurtD.Fausch

May01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$30.95|

“InthisbookIinvitethereadertoamongthemostmeaningfuloftheseplacesfor me,rangingfromOregon,Colorado,Wyoming,andMichigantoSaskatchewan andHokkaidoIsland,Japan.Ioffersevenstoriestoshowthebeautyandmystery oftheseriversandtheirbiota,andtheethicalquandarieswefaceinusingthem.” —fromChapterOne

InAReverenceforRivers,KurtFauschdrawsonhisexperienceasastream ecologist,hisinterestinIndigenouscultures,andathoughtfulconsiderationof environmentalethicstoexplorehumanvaluessurroundingfreshwater ecosystems.Focusingonsevenriversacrosstheglobe—fromtheSalmonRiverin OregontotheSarufutsuRiverinJapan—heexaminesthegrowingethical dilemmasthreateningourrivers,includingincreasingdemandsforwater,habitat fragmentation,overfishing,anddeepeningclimatechange.

Howdowedecidewhichriversdeservelegalprotection?Whatisourrightto waterashumans?Andhowdowefosterresilientrivers?Throughacombination ofscientificexpertiseandthoughtfulobservationsofthenaturalworld,Fausch translatesthescienceofriversintoaccessiblelanguageforreadersandbeginsto addressthesequestions.HeweavesdeepIndigenoushistoriesthroughoutthe bookandincludespersonalvisitstotriballandstoexplorethetraditionalvalues heldbyseveralIndigenousgroups.Fauschremindsusthatourconnectionto riversispersonalandgroundedinspecificplaces,flowingfromthestorieswe carryaboutourrelationshipswithandresponsibilitiestotheserivers.

InafinalessayFauschpondersAldoLeopold’sstatementthat"nothingso importantasanethiciseverwritten,"butinsteadevolvesinthemindsofa ContributorBio

KurtD.FauschisprofessoremeritusintheDepartmentofFish,Wildlife,and ConservationBiologyatColoradoStateUniversity.Hehasreceivedlifetime achievementawardsfromtheAmericanFisheriesSocietyandWorldCouncilof FisheriesSocieties,andtheLeopoldConservationAwardfromFlyFishers International.HisbookFortheLoveofRivers:AScientist'sJourneyisawinnerof theSigurdF.OlsonNatureWritingAward.

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“WritteninthetraditionofAldo Leopold,AReverenceforRiversmakes acaseforethicalriverconservationin plainlanguage.Fauschsharesstories— fromalifetimestudyingrivers—that extendbeyondthesciencetoinclude theculturalperspectivesofIndigenous peopleandshowtheurgent importanceofriversforsustaininga livableplanetforallofus.”—PeterB. Moyle,coauthorofProtectingLifeon Earth:AnIntroductiontotheScience ofConservation

“InAReverenceforRivers,Fausch translateshisownriverpassioninto prosethatisinsightful,educational, inspirational,andthought-provoking. Hespeaksfromadeepwellofscientific knowledgeaboutriversandextends thatknowledgetoprobephilosophical questionsthatsetthefoundationfora newriverethic.”—BrianRichter, authorofChasingWater:AGuidefor MovingfromScarcitytoSustainability

“AReverenceforRiversisaneloquent contributiontodevelopinganethicsof riverconservation.Fausch’swritingis lyrical,andthelessonsareprofound.

9781962645287

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HighDesert,HigherCosts

BendandtheHousingCrisisintheAmericanWest By(author)JonathanBach

May01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$30.95|

NestledagainsttheCascadeMountains,formerlumbertownBend,Oregon, enticesresidentswholongtoliveinawonderlandofsagebrushandforests.But likesomanyothercommunitiesacrosstheWest,Bendhastoofewhomesfor everyoneclamberingforaccess.InHighDesert,HigherCosts,JonathanBach takesacloserlookatthehousingcrisisinthismid-sizedcitythatisboththe populationcenterforruralCentralOregonandamajorrecreationarea.Bach usesBendasalensintothegrowinghousingcrisisintheregion,whereresidents andtouristsalikeprizeaccesstooutdoorrecreation,andhousingissueshave beenbrewingfordecades.

LikeothercitiesinMontana,Idaho,andColorado,Bendservesasagatewayto popularnaturalareaswhilealsosufferingfromalimitedamountofnewhousing, increasingpopulations,amenitymigrantsintheageofremotework,depressedor stagnatingwages,andawideninggulfbetweenhomeownersandrenters.High Desert,HigherCostsintroducesustoregularpeople—fromtheformerpolitical candidateevictedduringCOVID-19tothenonprofitworkerhopingtobuild apartmentsforthehouseless—whostruggletocallBendhome.Bachexploresthe causesoftheseissuesandthepolitical,legal,economic,andculturalfactors influencingthem,andalsoofferspotentialsolutionsforcurrentandfuture residentstobuildtheirlivesnow,andintheyearstocome,inBendand throughouttheAmericanWest.

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JonathanBachcovershousingandcommercialrealestatefortheOregonian.He previouslywroteforthePortlandBusinessJournal,wherehisreportingonhomelendingdisparitiesreceivedanhonorablementionfromthenonprofitSocietyfor AdvancingBusinessEditingandWriting.Jonathanliveswithhiswife,Makenna, nearPortland,Oregon.

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“ThehorizonoftheAmericanWesthas alwayspromisedalandscapesovast thatitcouldneverbecontained.But todaythissametopographyislinedby invisiblefencesofexclusivity.InHigh Desert,HigherCosts,JonathanBach investigateshowtheinfusionof affluenceandawideningwealthgap hastransformedBend,Oregon,where manypeoplewhobuiltthiscommunity —andstillkeepitrunning—canno longeraffordtolivethere.With expertiseandsensitivity,Bach unspoolsastorythatisatonce intenselypersonalandassweepingas theOregonsky—stark,unforgettable, andyetrelentlesslyhopeful.”—Brent Walth,authorofFireatEden’sGate: TomMcCallandtheOregonStory

“Setagainstthebackdropofthe housingcrisisinBend,Oregon, JonathanBach’sbookinvitesusinto thelivesofeverydaypeopleto understandwhatittakestofind,keep, andaffordaplacetocallhome. Meticulouslydetailed,HighDesert, HigherCostsoffersanaccountofthe Byzantinelayersoflocal,state,and federalpoliciesthathaveledustothis crisisandexamineswhichonesmight

9781962645263

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FieldGuidetotheGrassesofOregonandWashington, SecondEdition

2ndedition

By(author)Ms.CindyTalbottRoché,By(author)RichardE.Brainerd, By(author)BarbaraL.Wilson,By(author)NickOtting, By(author)RobertC.Korfhage

Jun10,2025| Paperback,Trade |$55.95|

Asthecomprehensivereferencefor394species,subspecies,andvarietiesof grasses,FieldGuidetotheGrassesofOregonandWashingtonhasbecomethe definitiveidentificationresourceforamateursandprofessionalsalikethroughout theregion.With18additionalspecies,updatednames,newkeys,andimproved photosandmaps,thesecondeditionprovidesanin-depthandrefreshed treatmentofbothnativeandintroducedgrassesthatgrowwildinOregonand Washingtonandtheirneighboringstatesandprovinces.

Thisguidecoverstheentirespectrumofgrasses,fromweedyinvaderstorare nativespecies.Itshowshowgrassesarevaluedforhabitatrestorationin numerousenvironments—fromwetlandstodeserts,andfromsealeveltoalpine. FieldGuidetotheGrassesofOregonandWashingtonprovidesidentification keys,speciesdescriptions,photographsofeachspecies(bothinthefieldand throughamicroscope),habitats,andrangemaps.Userswillespeciallyappreciate thelabeledmacrophotographsthatillustratehard-to-seediagnosticfeatures.

Biologists,landmanagers,botanists,andconsultants,aswellasplant professionals,homegardeners,andamateurplantenthusiasts,willfindthisguide anindispensablereferenceforidentifyingallthegrassesencounteredinthe diversehabitatsofOregonandWashington.

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CindyTalbottRochéearnedaPhDfromtheUniversityofIdahoinplantscience andaBSandMSatWashingtonStateUniversityinforestmanagementand rangeecology.ShehaslivedandworkedinbothWashingtonandOregon.Her fieldexperienceincludesagencyemploymentandconsultingwork.Shehasbeen workingwithnativeandweedygrassesforforty-fiveyears;inthepasttenyears shehastaughtnumerousgrassidentificationworkshops.

RichardE.BrainerdholdsanMSfromOregonStateUniversity.Hehasbeena botanicalconsultantinthePacificNorthwestforoverthirtyyears,conducting rareplantandweedsurveys,wetlanddelineations,naturalresourceinventories, andplanttaxonomicresearch.

BarbaraL.WilsonholdsaPhDfromOregonStateUniversity,whereshestudied thetaxonomyofFestuca.ShefoundedtheCarexWorkingGroupandhastaught sedgeandgrassidentificationworkshopsformanyyears.

9781962645362

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SavingtheBigSky

AChronicleofLandConservationinMontana

By(author)BruceA.Bugbee,By(author)RobertJ.Kiesling, By(author)JohnB.Wright,By(photographer)KevinLeague May20,2025| Hardcover,Sewn |$61.95|

"TheessentialpurposeofSavingtheBigSkyistoinspirethereadertohelp conserveevenmoreofMontana"writeBruceBugbee,RobertKiesling,andJohn Wrightinthiscompellingstudyofhowsixmillionacresofbiodiverselandwere conservedinMontanaoverthepastfiftyyears.Indigenousandnon-Indigenous knowledgeaboutlandstewardshiphasevolvedandsincethe1970stribes, nonprofitorganizations,landtrusts,andgovernmentagencieshaveconserved landinmanycreativeways.Beautifullyillustratedwithmorethanninetycolor photographsandthirtydetailedmaps,SavingtheBigSkyshowcasesland conservationachievementsacrosseightregionsofthestate:theRockyMountain Front,theBlackfootValley,theGreaterYellowstone,theMissoulaRegion,the HelenaRegion,NorthwestMontana,theFlatheadIndianReservation,andthe AmericanPrairie.

Landprotectionisshowntoworkbestwhenlarge,intact,connectedlandscapes canbeconserved,ratherthansmall,fragmented,isolatedparcels. ConservationistshavefoundthatlandownersinMontanamorewidelyaccept conservationeasementsandothervoluntary,financiallycompensatingtoolsthat respectprivatepropertyrights.Thebrilliantimagesandstrikingbefore-and-after mapsfeaturedherecelebratetheranches,farms,wildlifehabitats,andscenic openspacesthatareforeversafeguarded.

Indocumentingconservationaccomplishmentsandsuggestingwhatmorecanbe done,SavingtheBigSkyinvitesreaderstoparticipateinconservingMontana—or whatevercherishedlandscapetheycallhome.

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BruceA.BugbeeisalandconservationconsultantandfounderofAmerican PublicLandExchange.

RobertJ.Kieslingisarealestatebroker,conservationconsultant,andformer executivedirectoroftheMontanaEnvironmentalInformationCenterandtheBig Sky(Montana/Wyoming)officeofTheNatureConservancy.

JohnB.Wrighthascompletedoveronehundredconservationeasementsin MontanaandtheRockyMountainWestandisprofessoremeritusofgeography andenvironmentalstudiesatNewMexicoStateUniversity.

9781978837065

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9781978837089

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CitizenBird

ScenesfromBird-LifeinPlainEnglishforBeginners,ACriticalEdition By(author)MabelOsgoodWright,By(author)ElliottCoues, IllustratedbyLouisAgassizFuertes,By(author)ElliotCoues, EditedbyElizabethCherry,EditedbyMeghanFreeman May13,2025| Paperback,Trade |$36.95|

Inthelatenineteenthcentury,Americanbirdloversfacedacrisis.Birdspecies werebecomingendangeredorevenextinctatanalarmingrate,andoldmethodsof huntingandcollectingspecimensacceleratedtheprocess.Anewconservationist approachtobirdingwasnecessary,anditneededtobetaughttothenext generationofAmericans.Thus1897’sCitizenBird,thefirstbirdingguidefor children,wasborn.AtremendouslyinfluentialtextintheProgressive-eraUnited States,itinspiredinagenerationofschoolchildrenaloveofwildbirdsandthe desiretoprotectthem.

BornofacollaborationbetweennaturalistMabelOsgoodWright,ornithologist ElliottCoues,andbirdartistLouisAgassizFuertes,thebookisvitaltothehistory ofbirdingandthebroaderstudyofnineteenth-centuryAmericancultureand literature.ThisneweditionofCitizenBirdpreservestheoriginalbook’s111 drawingsandaddsexplanatoryfootnotes,supplementalhistoricalmaterial,anda newintroduction.Morethanacenturyandaquarterafteritsoriginalpublication, ElizabethCherryandMeghanFreemancontextualizethebookinthetraditionand historyofbirdinganddiscusstherolesofitsauthorsandillustratorinbirding history.AlandmarktextinthehistoryofAmericanconservationism,CitizenBirdis atimelessclassicthatwillbringjoytobirdwatchersofallages.

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ElizabethCherryisaprofessorofsociologyatManhattanvilleUniversityin Purchase,NewYork.SheistheauthorofCultureandActivism:AnimalRightsin FranceandtheUnitedStatesandFortheBirds:ProtectingWildlifethroughthe NaturalistGaze(RutgersUniversityPress).

MeghanFreemanisthefellowshipandinternshiplibrarianattheBeineckeRare BookandManuscriptLibraryatYaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut,and shehastaughtandpublishedonnineteenthcenturyliterature,art,andculture.

MabelOsgoodWright(1859-1934)foundedtheConnecticutAudubonSociety andtheBirdcraftMuseumandSanctuaryinConnecticut,publishedseveralbooks onbirdsandbirding,andhelpedreviveandreestablishtheNationalAudubon SocietythroughherworkaseditorandwriterforBird-Lore,theprecursorto AudubonMagazine.HerbookBirdcraft:AFieldBookofTwoHundredSong, Game,andWaterBirds(1895)iswidelyregardedasthefirsttruefieldguidefor birds,andherbookCitizenBird:ScenesfromBird-LifeinPlainEnglishfor Beginners(1897)iscitedbytheLibraryofCongressasamilestoneinthe

9781962645300

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FirstFruits

TheLewellingsandtheBirthofthePacificCoastFruitIndustry By(author)LindaZiedrich

May06,2025| Paperback,Trade |$36.95|

FirstFruitsoffersafascinatinglookatthelivesofPacificCoasthorticulturists Henderson,Jonathan,andSethLewelling.TravelingacrosstheOverlandTrail— HendersontoOregonin1847,withawagonloadoffruittrees,andSethandJohn toCaliforniathreeyearslater—thebrotherswouldestablishthemselvesas pioneersintheWest’sgrowingfruitindustry.ByrecountinghowHenderson plantedthefirstorchardofgraftedfruittreesinOregon,howSethoriginatedthe BlackRepublicanandBingcherries,andhowJohnledthedevelopmentofthe NapaValleywineindustry,FirstFruitspreservestheLewellings’placeinhistory.

However,theLewellingswerenotsimplyplanters,grafters,andbreeders.They werealsoadventurers,colonists,goldseekers,reformists,andexplorers— experiencingfirsthandthewestwardexpansionofthenation.Theirstories provideauniqueglimpseintothesocial,economic,andpoliticalhistoryoftheday. FromtheirQuakerupbringinginNorthCarolinaandIndianatoHenderson’s attempttostartautopiancolonyinHonduras,John’seffortstogrowtheGrange inCalifornia,andSeth’scontributiontodemocraticreformsinOregon,the Lewellings’legacyextendsbeyondtheiragriculturalendeavors.

Inthefirstbiographytoreclaimthebrothers’histories,LindaZiedrichsplendidly capturestheirdedicatedsupportofoneanotherandtheircommunities,their contributionstothedevelopmentofthemodernfruitindustry,andtheirlasting influenceonthecultivationoffruitssynonymouswiththePacificCoastregion.

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LindaZiedrichwritesaboutfoodfromgardentotable,culinaryhistory,andthe cuisinesoftheworld.HerbooksincludeTheCuriousKitchenGardener: UncommonPlantsandHowtoEatThemandTheJoyofPickling,nowinitsthird edition.ShelivesinLebanon,Oregon.

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“FirstFruitsisapainstakinglydetailed historicalaccountofthreebrothers, who,skilledinthepropagationand growthoffruittrees,pioneeredtheir businessesandever-burgeoning familieswestwardinthe1800s. ThoughtheLewellingsinitiatedtheir westerntravelsforpersonalreasons, theirQuakerprinciplescertainly influencedtheestablishmentoftoday’s Americanidealsoffreedom,commerce, leadership,andgovernanceacrossthe country.Henderson’s,Seth’s,and John’slegaciesliveonwithinthe bountifulfruitcropsnowproduced throughoutthewesternUnitedStates.” —KimE.Hummer,retiredUSDAARS ResearchLeader,NationalClonal GermplasmRepository

“ZiedrichbringstheLewellingfamilyto lifeinthisenjoyablebiographyofthe family’smigrationacrossthecontinent. Theirstoryreflectsthecomplex politicalandreligiousviewsofmidnineteenth-centuryAmerica.Readers willbesurprisedbythemany importantcontributionsthebrothers madetothefruitandwineindustriesof theWestCoast.”—AmandaL.Van Lanen,authorofTheWashington

9780817362140

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NEXUS:NewHistoriesofScience,Technology,theEnvironment,Agriculture,andMedicine SixWomenWhoShapedWhatAmericansEat FoodChoiceinanAgeofAbundance

By(author)MichelleMart,ForewordbyMarkD.Hersey Jul15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$43.95|

SixWomenWhoShapedWhatAmericansEattellsthestoriesofsixwomenwhose livesandcareersinfluencedAmericanfoodculture:HazelStiebeling,Poppy Cannon,JuliaChild,FrancesMooreLappé,MarionNestle,andAliceWaters.Each ofthesewomenhadasubstantialimpactonAmericancuisine,attitudestoward food,andwhatpeoplechosetoeat.Theyhighlightedthepoliticsoffood,the pleasureoffood,theconnectionbetweenfoodandhealth,andtheenvironmental harmofpoorfoodchoices.

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Dr.MichelleMartisanAssociateProfessorofHistoryatPennStateUniversity. Dr.Mart'sresearchhasspecializedinrecentAmericanculture,theenvironment, andforeignpolicy.

9780817362164

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RisqueBusiness

BreastaurantsinAmericanCulture

By(author)Dr.TyMatejowsky

Aug15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$49.95|

RisquéBusinessisthefirstbooktoculturallyaddress“breastaurants,”the Americanrestaurantchains,particularlyHooters,thatappealmainlytoa“bro” demographiclookingforatitillatingpub-grubexperienceservedupbyscantily uniformedyoungwomen.AuthorTyMatejowskyapproachesthephenomenon fromanumberofanglestoilluminategenderandpoliticalissuesinthese problematicdiningspaces.Avoidingtrivializationoformoralizingaboutwhatcan beseenaseasytargets,herevealsbreastaurantsashighlycorporatizedspacesof pervasivecasualmisogynythatanimatetheRedState/BlueStatedivide.

Tobegin,Matejowskysituatesbreastaurantsamongotherbusinessesthatuse sexappealtosell,includingcarwashes,footballleagues,andbars.Healso providesabriefoverviewofAmericanpopculture’sobsessionwithbreasts.Next, hechroniclesbreastaurants’emergenceinthe1980sanddelvesintobusiness operationsandretooledbusinessformulasasconsumerpalatesandpreferences shift.Othercoverageexplorescontroversiesintheindustrythathaveplayedout inthemedia,forexample,incidentsofemployeeencounterswithracism,sexual harassment,andcrimeandtheissuesofbringingchildrentotherestaurantand sportsteamsponsorships.

Afinalchaptershowcasesbreastaurantsastheyappearinpopculture,suchas film,television,andsports,anddemonstratestheirimpactbeyondtheexperience ofeatingout.Theconclusionconsidershowbreastaurantsareattemptingto reinventthemselvesandchartsoutpossibledevelopmentswithinanindustry thoroughlysteepedinnotionsofheteronormativityandembodyingpermissible Americanmisogyny.Overall,thistimely,engagingentrypointtotheandrocentric diningscenewillinterestawidereadership.

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TyMatejowskyisprofessorofanthropologyattheUniversityofCentralFlorida. HeistheauthorofSmotheredandCovered:WaffleHouseandtheSouthern ImaginaryandFastFoodGlobalizationintheProvincialPhilippines

9781496858351

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139.7x215.9mm|1gr 144pages

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Biographix 10

ChesterBrown

By(author)FrederikByrnKøhlert

Apr15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$24.95|

Bestknownforhisalternativecomics,ChesterBrown(b.1960)isoneofthemost acclaimedandinfluentialcartoonistsofthelasthalfcentury.Thisfirstbiography providesacriticalaccountofBrown’slifeandcareer,highlightinghisroleinthe evolvingcomicslandscapeandtracinghisjourneyfromself-publishingminicomics onthestreetsofTorontotocreatingaward-winninggraphicnovels.

Characterizedbyoftenminimalistartandunconventionalthemes,comicssuch asYummyFur,EdtheHappyClown,INeverLikedYou,LouisRiel,andPayingfor Ithaveconsistentlypushedboundariesandconfrontedtaboos.Chester BrownoffersuniqueinsightintoBrown’screativeprocessaswellthescopeofhis workanditslargerculturalcontexts.Organizedchronologically,thebook providesafullaccountoftheartist’scareer,beginningwithhisfailedattemptsto breakintosuperherocomicsandendingwithdiscussionsofhismostrecentwork, inwhichheblendsautobiographywithpoliticalviewsonsexworkandreligion.

ThebookalsoexaminesBrown’sextensiveauthorialrevisionsandconsidershow hehasdeployedboththeseandanincreasinglyvoluminousamountof paratextualmaterialintheserviceofcreatingahighlydistinctiveauthorial personathatinturncannothelpbutinfluencehowweencounterandreadhis work.ChesterBrownpullsbackthecurtainonthispioneeringartistand emphasizestheinseparabilityofBrown’sartandlife,includingthemyriadways theyhaveinformedeachotheracrossthelastfourdecadesofcomicshistory.

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FrederikByrnKøhlertislecturerinEnglishandfilmatEdinburghNapier University.Inadditiontoseveralarticlesandbookchaptersaboutcomics,heis authorofSerialSelves:IdentityandRepresentationinAutobiographicalComics andeditoroftwocompanionbookseriesforRoutledgeonGender,Sexuality,and Comics.Alongsidehisworkoncomicsandrelatedvisualmedia,hehasauthored andeditedtwobooksontheliteraryandculturalhistoryofChicago.

9781496831491

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155.57x234.95mm|1gr 400pages

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HollywoodLegendsSeries DashingtotheEnd

TheRayMillandStory

By(author)EricMonder

May15,2025| Hardcover,Dustjacket |$43.95|

BornAlfredReginaldJohnTruscott-Jones,WelshAmericanactorRayMilland (1907-1986)appearedinmorethan135theatricalreleasesbetween1929and 1985andonradio,television,andthestage,whilealsobecomingafilmdirector; Milland'sextensivecanonacrosssuchaperiodisremarkable,especially consideringhislackofformaltraining,hisbelatedstartinshowbusinessinhis latetwenties,andthefactheonlylivedtoageseventy-nine.Perhapsbest rememberedforhisOscar-winningperformanceasthetorturedalcoholicinBilly Wilder'sTheLostWeekend(1945)orhisoutstandingcollaborationwithAlfred HitchcockinDialMforMurder(1954),thereismuchmoretoMilland'slifeand careerthanthefewfilmswhichelevatedhimfromstartoicon.

Despitehisprolificandsuccessfulcareer,DashingtotheEnd:TheRayMilland Storyisthefirstcomprehensivebiographyofthestar.Milland'spersonaland professionaltrajectoryepitomizequintessentialHollywoodlore:theBritisharmy soldier-turned-actorwhowentfromunknown,strugglingbitplayertoOscarwinningstartoaging,scandal-haunted"has-been"tocomebackcharacteractorto present-daycultfigure.UsinginterviewswithMilland'scostarsandcolleagues,as wellasresearchfromseveralmajorarchives,authorEricMonderbringsinto sharpreliefboththepositiveandnegativeaspectsoftheHollywoodfilmand televisionindustriesandpaintsawell-roundedportraitofthiscomplexmanand artist.

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EricMonderisawriter,lecturer,andhistorian.HeistheauthorofGeorge Sidney:ABio-Bibliography,andhisworkhasappearedinsuchpublicationsas FilmJournalInternational,Variety,theHollywoodReporter,FilmComment,and theNewYorkTimes.

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Therewillbenofurtherneedfora Millandbiographyafterthis meticulouslydetailedwork.-Bernard F.Dick,authorofClaudetteColbert: SheWalkedinBeauty,Hollywood Madonna:LorettaYoung,and ForeverMame:TheLifeofRosalind Russell

9781978838130

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155.57x234.95mm|453gr 218pages

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TheBlackPack

Comedy,Race,andResistance

By(author)ArtelGreat

Jun17,2025| Paperback,Trade |$36.95| Amidstescalatingsocialtensionsinthe1980s,fivecomedicpioneers—Eddie Murphy,PaulMooney,KeenenIvoryWayans,RobertTownsend,andArsenioHall —joinedforcestorevolutionizeAmericanpopularculture.KnownasHollywood’s “BlackPack,”theyweren’tjustfunny—theywerefearless.Withiconicprojectslike InLivingColor,ComingtoAmerica,andTheArsenioHallShow,theBlackPack shatteredHollywoodnorms,usingsharpsocialsatiretocritiqueAmerica’s persistentracialinequalities.Theirworkconfronteddehumanizingnarrativesof Blackidentity,unapologeticallyempoweredBlackvoices,andexpandedcreative possibilitiesforBlackartistsinawhite-dominatedindustry.Theiralliance transformedangerintoart,wieldingcomedyasaformofresistancewhilecrafting someofthemostprovocativeandenduringculturalproductionsofthetwentieth century.

InTheBlackPack,ArtelGreatdeliversthefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthis groundbreakingcollective,uncoveringhowtheirinnovativesociallyandpoliticallychargedstrategiesredefinedAmericancomedy.Thisilluminatingstudyexamines theirunprecedentedcommercialsuccessandthesystemicbarrierstheydefied, revealinghowtheirculturallegacycontinuestoinspirenewBlackcreatorstoday.

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ArtelGreatholdstheGeorgeandJudyMarcusEndowedChairinAfricanAmericanCinemaStudiesandisanassistantprofessorofCriticalStudiesatthe SanFranciscoStateUniversity,SchoolofCinema.HeisalsoanIndependent SpiritAward-nominatedfilmmakerandBlackcinemascholar.Heistheco-editor ofBlackCinema&VisualCulture:ArtandPoliticsinthe21stCentury.

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"Throughthestronganalysisand detailsofproduction,financing,social, andculturalcontexts,TheBlackPack effectivelybringstogetherproduction studies,politicaleconomy,andcultural analysisoffilmandtelevision.Artel Greatprovidesreadersanin-depth analysisandexplorespracticesthat producedrevolutionarylaughter,a Blackgaze,andBlackresistance cinema."-HermanGray,coeditorof RacismPostrace

9781477331484

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139.7x215.9mm|453gr 240pages

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AmericanMusicSeries

TheDadRockThatMadeMeaWoman

By(author)NikoStratis

May06,2025| Hardcover$34.95| Amemoir-in-essaysontransness,dadrock,andthemusicthatsavesus.

WhenWilco’s2007albumSkyBlueSkywasinfamouslycriticizedas“dadrock,”NikoStratiswasatwenty-five-year-oldclosetedtranswomanworkinginherdad’sglassshopintheYukonTerritory.Asshe soughtescapefromherhypermasculineenvironment,Stratisfoundanunlikelylifelineamiddadrock’semotionallyopenandhonestmusic.Listeningtodadrock,Stratiscouldaccessworldsbeyondherown andimagineapathforward.

Intaut,searingessaysrenderedinpropulsiveandunguardedprose,StratisdelvesintotheemotionalcoreofbandslikeWilcoandTheNational,tellingherstorythroughthedadrockthataccompaniedher alongtheway.ShefoundfootinginMichaelStipe’sallusionstoqueerlonging,Radiohead’sembraceofunknowability,andBruceSpringsteen’sverytransdesireto“changemyclothesmyhairmyface”—and shefoundinartistslikeNekoCaseandSharonVanEttenthatthelabeltranscendsgender.AlovelettertothemusicthatsavesusandatributetodadslikeStratis’sownwhoembodythetendernessatthe genre’sheart,TheDadRockThatMadeMeaWomanrejoicesinmusicunafraidtobareitssoul.

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NikoStratisisanaward-winningwriterfromTorontobywayoftheYukon, whereshespentyearsworkingasajourneymanglazierbeforecomingoutas transinherthirtiesandbeingforcedtoabandonherpreviouslineofwork.Her writinghasappearedinpublicationslikeCatapult,Spin,Pasteandmore.She’sa Cancer,andaformersmoker.

9781496856128

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TheMusicalsofColePorter

Broadway,Hollywood,Television

By(author)BernardF.Dick

Apr15,2025| Hardcover,Dustjacket |$43.95| ColePorter(1891-1964)remainsoneofAmerica'smostpopularcomposersongwriters,knownforthemanyurbane,witty,romanticsongshewroteforstage musicalsandHollywoodfilms.Porterwasuniqueamonghiscontemporariesfor writingboththemusicandlyricsforhiscompositions.Tothisday,severalofhis numbers—"NightandDay,""I'veGotYouUnderMySkin,""You'retheTop,"and"I GetaKickOutofYou,"tonameafew—endureasstandards.

InTheMusicalsofColePorter:Broadway,Hollywood,Television,BernardF.Dick presentsacriticalstudyofPorter'sBroadwayandmoviemusicals,andhisone forayintolivetelevision,Aladdin—coveringtheperiodfromhisfirstfailure,See AmericaFirst(1916),tothemoderatelysuccessfulSilkStockings(1955),which endedhisBroadwaycareer.Takingachronologicalapproach,interspersedwith chaptersonPorter's"listsongs"thatowemuchtosuchoperasasMozart'sDon GiovanniandRossini'sTheBarberofSeville;hislovesongs,oftenbittersweetand bleaklypoignant;and,aboveall,hisloveoffigurativelanguage,Dickdiscussesin detailthevariousliterarysourcesandculturalreferencepointsthatinspiredthe lyricstoPorter'snumbers.Thefirstvolumeofitskindexclusivelydedicatedto exploringtheextensivebodyofworkbythisinfluentialtwentieth-century songwriter,TheMusicalsofColePorterisacompellingresourceforstudentsand scholarsinterestedinthecraftofagreatcomposer-lyricist.

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BernardF.DickisprofessorofcommunicationandEnglishatFairleighDickinson Universityandisauthorofmanybooks,includingTheGoldenAgeMusicalsof DarrylF.Zanuck:TheGentlemanPreferredBlondes;ThatWasEntertainment: TheGoldenAgeoftheMGMMusical;TheScreenIsRed:Hollywood, Communism,andtheColdWar;ThePresident?sLadies:JaneWymanandNancy Davis;HollywoodMadonna:LorettaYoung;ForeverMame:TheLifeofRosalind Russell;andClaudetteColbert:SheWalkedinBeauty,allpublishedbyUniversity PressofMississippi.

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Anoriginal,intelligent,fascinating studyofPorter?screativeprocessand technique.-JamesRobertParish, coauthorofTheMGMStock Company:TheGoldenEra

9781496852755

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152.4x228.6mm|1gr 256pages

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KingNoir

TheCrimeFictionofStephenKing

By(author)TonyMagistrale,By(author)MichaelJ.Blouin, ContributionsbyStephenKing,ContributionsbyCharlesArdai Apr15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$30.95|

Overthepastthirtyyears,StephenKinghasreceivedenormousattentionfrom boththepopularpressaswellasacademicsseekingtoexplaintheunique phenomenonofhissuccess.BooksonKingexplorehiscanoninreligiouscontexts, inpoliticalandhistoricalcontexts,inmythic—specificallyJungian—contexts,in Gothic/horror(especiallyAmericanliterary)contexts,andinawidevarietyof othercontextsappropriatetoawriterwho,overthepasthalfcentury,has become"America'sStoryteller."Beginningwithanever-publishedchapter authoredbyStephenKinghimselfontheinfluenceofthegenreonhisown writing,KingNoirmakesaninvaluablecontributiontoKingscholarshipbyplacing King'sworksinconversationwithAmericancrimefiction.

ThisisthethirdbookthatTonyMagistraleandMichaelJ.Blouinhave coauthoredontheworkofStephenKing,andthefirsttoconsiderKing'scanon throughthelensofcrimefiction.KingNoirexaminesnotonlyKing'sownefforts atwritinginthedetectivegenre,butalsohowthedetectivegenrefindsitsway intoworktypicallyregardedashorrorfiction.

Ininterviews,Kinghasacknowledgedhisdebttoearlierwritersinthegenre,such asEdMcBainandRaymondChandler,andhemuchmoreoftenreferences hardboiledwritersthanhedoeshorrorwriters.OnecouldspeculatethatKing becameawriterbecauseofhisloveofpulpycrimefiction,whichhecontinuesto holdinhighesteem.FromTheDeadZonetoMr.Mercedes,fromthecrimefiction ofhispseudonymRichardBachmantohismostrecentnovelHolly,Kingreturns obsessivelytopatternsestablishedbyAmericansleuthsofeverystripe,paying homagetothematthesametimeasheinnovatesontheformulashehas inherited.TofocusuponahardboiledStephenKingistodiscoverexcitingnew avenuesforinquiryintooneofAmerica'smostenduring,andadaptable, storytellers.

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TonyMagistraleisauthorofnumerousbooksandarticles,mostofwhichhave centeredondefiningandtracingAnglo-AmericanGothicismfromitsoriginsin nineteenth-centuryromanticismtoitscontemporarymanifestationsinpopular culture,particularlyintheworkofEdgarAllanPoeandStephenKing.Hehas publishedthreeseparateinterviewswithKing,andMagistraleandBlouinboth servedasresearchassistantstoMr.King.

MichaelJ.BlouinhaspublishedextensivelyontheAmericanGothic,especially onStephenKing?sfiction.InadditiontohismonographStephenKingand AmericanPolitics,BlouincoauthoredStephenKingandAmericanHistory(with Magistrale);oneofthechaptersofthatbookunanimouslywontheCarlBode prizeforthebestessaypublishedintheJournalofAmericanCulture2020.Heis alsoauthorofDemocracyandtheAmericanGothic

9780817362157

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PabloNeruda'sShipFigureheads

APoet-CollectorsMusesandCompanions

By(author)CarolA.Olsen

Aug15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$48.00|

Adecorativefigureplacedattheheadofashipiscalledafigurehead.Whetherin theformofapersonoranimal,figureheadshavebeendeployedonsailingvessels formorethan5,000years,withtheirzenithoccurringin17thcenturyEngland andEurope.

PabloNeruda(1904–1973),winnerofthe1971NobelPrizeforLiterature,drew onfigureheadsbothliterallyandfigurativelythroughouthiscareer.Anativeand residentofChile,Nerudawrotepassionatelyabouttheseaandwasanobsessive collectorofmanyobjects.HisworkasaChileanconsulmeantalifeoftravel,as didinvitationshereceivedtoreadhispoetrythroughouttheworld.Those opportunitiesfacilitatedhishuntfortheextraordinarycollectionheassembledof carvedwoodfigureheadsofmenandwomenindifferentsizes,poses,attitudes, andattire,aswellasseveralfigurehead-likedécorpieces.Figureheads representedasculpturetypethatNerudalovedandknewfirsthandfromshipshe studied,includingsomewhosecareersendedinChilefollowingdamagesustained offtreacherousCapeHorn.

Atthesametime,Nerudacontinuallycreatedajuggernautofpublicityto stimulateinterestinhisownlifeandwriting,andtheever-changingstorieshe craftedabouthisfigureheadcollection—helivedwithmanyofthecarvingsinhis ship-likehomeinIslaNegra,Chile—wereoneofthetoolshedrewupon.Carol Olsenhereshowcasesrecentlydiscoveredinformationaboutthecarvings, discoveriesthatrevealnewviewsofthepoet,aspectsofmaritimehistory,andthe craftandpreservationofshipfigureheads.Nerudaisseenclose-upinforeign countries,huntingandacquiring,asonepersonputit,“likeaprehistoriclizard,” foreverpresentinghimselfaconnoisseur.Olsencapturesthewaythatthe carvingswerewovenintoNeruda’slifeofpolitical,social,andromanticturmoil, theglamorousculturalcirclesinwhichhetraveled,andlingersoverthesolemn poetryhewrotetoandabouthisfigureheads.Ittells,too,howNeruda’sthird ContributorBio

CarolA.Olsen(M.A.,TexasA&MUniversity)isanindependentscholarand researcherwithdecadesofexperienceinarthistoryandmarinearchaeology.An experton19thand20thcenturyfigureheads,shehaspresentedatnumerous maritimeconferencesacrossNorthAmerica.Herworkhasappearedinthe InternationalJournalofNauticalArchaeologyandSeaHistory,themagazineof theNationalMaritimeHistoricalSociety.

9781573662123

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Daydreamers

ANovel

By(author)AlvinLu

Jul15,2025| Paperback,Trade |$23.95| Tosolvealove-trianglemurder,aTaiwanesenovelisttakesaCaliforniaroadtrip withherfriend’ssonintotheheartoftheémigréChineseliteraryworld,where rumorsswirl,moneytalks,andmemoirs,novels,andtranslationscomposethe sourcematerialforatwenty-first-centuryRashomon.Cyclingthroughnested literaryformsandgenres,andfictionandreality,Daydreamersunravelsamystery setagainstthegreatermysteryofAmericanidentity,bymeansofthestories immigrantsmakeoftheirpasts,presents,anddesiredfuturesinaproteannew world.

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AlvinLuisanativeSanFranciscanandauthorofapreviousnovel,TheHell Screens

9781959000433

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northbynorth/west (anattentiontofrequency)

By(author)ChrisCampanioni

May01,2025| Paperback,Trade |$31.99|

northbynorth/westisahybridworkofcreativenonfictionassembledasseveral iterativesequences—adiscontinuousitinerary—ofexile.Harnessingbothmontage andcollagetorepresenttheincohesiveexperienceofbeingbetweencultures, categories,andlanguage,thisbookisapersonal,critical,andautoethnographic explorationofdiasporicidentityformationandcreativeexpressionamidstthe culturalandpoliticalimpactsofColdWarcolonialismandfragmentation.Asthe narratorbeginsworkonaroughtranslationofthe1959filmNorthbyNorthwest, focalpointssurfacethroughtextualcorrespondenceswithdistantcoordinates, shiftingbetweenclosereadingsofWhitneyHouston’searlymusicvideos,current eventsreportage,illnessjournals,eightiesspymovies,themostrecentsolar eclipse,AlfredHitchcock’sunproducedfilms,ColdWar“stay-behindoperations,” anill-fatedpartyattheFestivaldeCannes,andfamilyaccountsofmigration. Thesemeticulouslyarrangednarrativethreads—harnessingelementsofanovel, alongsidepoetry,photographs,andfieldnotes—attempttodiscomposethe epistemologyoftheWest/GlobalNorthinordertoconceptualizeagenreofwork bythechildrenofexileswhohavebeencalled“thepostdictatorshipgeneration.”

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ChrisCampanioniwasborninManhattanandgrewupinaveryninetiesNew Jersey.ThesonofexilesfromCubaandPoland,Chrisisawriter,multimedia artist,andinstructor.HeisarecipientoftheInternationalLatinoBookAwardfor hisdebutnovel,GoingDown(Aignos,2013),thePushcartPrizefor“Soft Opening,”fromhiscross-genrecollectionDeathofArt(C&RPress,2016),and the2013AcademyofAmericanPoetsCollegePrize.

9781978842083

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139.7x215.9mm|453gr 226pages

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TheDariénGap

By(author)BelénFernández

Aug12,2025| Hardcover,Laminatedcover |$36.95| AReporter'sJourneyThroughtheDeadlyCrossroadsoftheAmericas

KnowninSpanishas“elinfiernoverde”or“thegreenhell,”theDariénGaphas becomeamassmigrantgraveyardashundredsofthousandsofrefugeseekers fromVenezuelatoAfghanistannavigateitsperilousprecipices,rushingrivers,and all-encompassingmudinthehopesofeventuallyreachingtheUnitedStates,still somefivethousandkilometersaway.Intheveryfirstbookonmigrationthrough theDariénGap,BelénFernándezputsthejungletrajectoryincontext,combining history,on-the-groundreporting,travelogue,memoir,andsearingpoliticoeconomicanalysisofacrisisthatisitselflargelyMadeintheUSA.(There’sabitof romance,too.)Engrossingandheartrendingyetalsohighlyentertaining,thebook offersapoignantandcompassionateindictmentofstructuralinhumanityina worldpredicatedoninstitutionalizedinequality—aworldwherethehave-notsare condemnedtoriskingtheirlivessimplytohaveachanceatabetterlife. Fernández’sowntravelsinandaroundtheGapbringherintocontactwith countlessrefugeseekers,peoplesmugglers,lawenforcementofficials,andother characters,allofwhomservetobringtolifeaplaceoftenassociatedwithdeath andtoshedlightononeofthedefiningcrisesofthemodernera.

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BelénFernándezisanopinioncolumnistforAlJazeeraandtheauthorof numerousbooks,includingExile:RejectingAmericaandFindingtheWorld.Sheis acontributingeditoratJacobinmagazine,andhasbeenpublishedonTheNew YorkTimesopinionpage.

9781978843615

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139.7x215.9mm|453.59gr 200pages

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AlwaysanAcademicImmigrant

ACollectiveMemoir

By(author)DafnaLemish

May13,2025| Paperback,Trade |$34.95|

Immigrantemployeesplayanessentialroleineveryindustry,includingacademia, buttheuniqueexperiencesofimmigrantprofessorshavereceivedlittlestudy. Giventhatacademiahasitsowndistinctiveculturalnorms,doimmigrant academicsexperiencethesamekindsofchallengesenduredbyotherimmigrants?

AlwaysanAcademicImmigrantisacollectivememoirthatgivesvoicetoeightyoneacademicswhoimmigratedfromthirty-sevencountriesforacareerinan institutionofhighereducation,ineithertheUnitedStatesoroneoftenother countries.Throughin-depthinterviewsandobservationsfromherown experiencesasanimmigrantscholar,DafnaLemishsharesthehighsandthelows thatacademicimmigrantsfeelastheysearchforbothacountryandaninstitution theycancallhome.Shediscoverstheformativeeventsthatledthesescholarsto pursuecareersoutsidetheirnativelandsanddetailsthechallengestheyfaced adaptingtounspokenexpectationsintheirnewcountriesandworkplaces. Ultimately,thisbookrevealsthestrategiesthatimmigrantprofessorsusetobridge theirnativeandadoptivecultureswhilehighlightingthevitalcontributionsthey havemadetoacademiaasscholars,teachers,andleaders.

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DafnaLemishisadistinguishedprofessorofjournalismandmediastudiesand interimdeanoftheSchoolofCommunicationandInformationatRutgers University—NewBrunswickinNewJersey.Sheisthefoundingeditorofthe JournalofChildrenandMediaandhermanybooksincludeChildrenandMedia: AGlobalPerspectiveandScreeningGenderonChildren’sTelevision

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"ThispioneerjourneybyDafnaLemish —halfresearch,halfreflexivememoir— highlightsprivatestrugglesand invaluablecontributionsofmigrant academicstoAmerican,European, Australian,andother'Western' universitiesasprofessorsand researchers.Outsiderssocializedin non-Westerncontexts,academic immigrantsintroducealternative agendasandnewinsightsonoldissues. Unabletofullyassimilate,theyoften challengeand'shake'theestablished paradigmsandmindsetsamongtheir colleaguesandstudentsalike.Thisisan equallyexcitingreadforacademicsin thefieldsofimmigrationandhigher educationandbroadaudiences interestedinintellectualdiversityand interculturaldialogue."-Larissa Remennick,authorofRussianJews onThreeContinents:Identity, Integration,andConflict

"Thisbookisatourdeforceonmigrant scholars,acriticalandunderstudied topic.Lemishdeftlyweavespersonal narrativesfromanimpressivesetof interviewswithperceptive observationsandarguments.It powerfullyshowswhy'thepersonalis

9780816554720

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TheFeministWireBooks

BetrayalU

ThePoliticsofBelonginginHigherEducation

EditedbyRebeccaG.Martínez,EditedbyMonicaJ.Casper May13,2025| Paperback,Trade |$37.95|

Highereducationisintrouble,andnotonlyduetoadeclineofpublictrust.Asa microcosmofourbroaderculture,universitiesareinequitableandoftenharmful, especiallyformarginalizedpeople.Thisisdespitethedemocraticpromiseofhigher educationasapathforlearningandsocialmobility.Women,peopleofcolor,First Gen,disabled,LGBTQ+,andotherminoritizedgroupsaredisproportionately harmedineducationalinstitutionsthatarehierarchicalandreproduceinequality. Effortstofosterbelongingforfaculty,staff,andstudentsmaybehighlyeffective butareunderattack.

BetrayalUintervenesinthiscontextwithadiverse,richcollectionofessays,art, poetry,andresearchthatexplorestheseinequitiesthroughthelensofinstitutional betrayal,theorizedbypsychologistJenniferFreyd.EditedbyRebeccaG.Martínez andMonicaJ.Casper,thiscollectionbringstogetherthirty-sixcontributorswho sharepersonalexperiencescoveringarangeoftopicsinhighereducation.The workspansfivethematicsectionsthatexaminethecomplexitiesofbelongingand exclusioninacademicsettings.

Thecontributorssharetheirlivedexperiencesofacademiclifefromdiverse vantagepoints,showingthewaysminoritizedgroupsaremadetofeelunwelcome, furthermarginalized,andoftenpositionedastheproblem.Exhibitingcourage, compassion,andacommitmenttobetterfutures,thevoicesinthiscollectionoffer bothasearingindictmentofhighereducationandpathwaystoalternative practicesandstructures.Theyshineaspotlightonacademiatoday,includingthe promiseofinclusionandtheperilsofexclusion.

Contributors: CelesteAtkins JasmineBanks

KristaL.Benson JessicaBishop-Royse SamitDiponBordoloi ContributorBio

RebeccaG.Martínezisanindependentresearcherandwriter.Herresearch interestsincludereproductivehealth,LatinAmerica,Chicanxstudies,migration, andcriticaluniversitystudies.

MonicaJ.Casperisdeanofartsandsciencesandaprofessorofsociologyat SeattleUniversity.AFirstGenscholar,sheistheauthorofnumerousbooks, essays,andarticlesandisalsoacreativewriter.

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“Thenarrativesinthiscollectionare beautifulandbrutallyhonest testimonies,somegut-wrenchingand familiar,withcommonthemesthat echothepersistentsystemicchallenges inhighereducation.”—MichelleM. Camacho,co-authorofThe BorderlandsofEducation:Latinasin Engineering

“Thereisabeautifultransparencyin theessaysinthisbook.Resistanceand resiliencehaveemergedearlierbut neverwithsuchtourdeforce,direct exampleswithouteuphemismsabout whatreallyoccursinthehighechelons ofeducationalinstitutions.”—Gabriella GutiérrezyMuhs,authorofPresumed Incompetent:TheIntersectionsofRace andClassforWomeninAcademia

"Abraveandtimelyvolume,BetrayalU revealsanddeconstructsthe institutionalbetrayalthatsomany students,faculty,andstaffexperience inhighereducation.Frompoemsto first-persontestimonialstoanalytic essays,thiscomprehensiveedited volumeisrichwithcontributorinsight

9781978834248

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139.7x215.9mm|453gr 226pages

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Junctures:CaseStudiesinWomen'sLeadership

JuncturesinWomen'sLeadership:MediaandJournalism

EditedbyLindaSteiner,ContributionsbyTracyEverbach, ContributionsbyMichelleDuster,ContributionsbySadieCouture, ContributionsbyLindaSteiner,ContributionsbyAmyJordan, ContributionsbyElizabethL.Toth,ContributionsbyConstanceMitchellFord, ContributionsbyStineEckert,ContributionsbyKevinBlackistone, ContributionsbyShannonScovel,ContributionsbyParomitaPain, ContributionsbyNahedEltantawy,ContributionsbyChloeTerani Jun17,2025| Paperback,Trade |$36.95|

JuncturesinWomen’sLeadership:MediaandJournalismoffersanaccountof women’sleadershipinjournalismandmediabylookingatwhathasmotivatedand enabledwomentonavigatetheintersectingimpactsofgender,race,ethnicity, sexualorientation,andagetobecomeleadersinmedia.Thevolumelooksat executiveleadershipaswellasmoralleadership,andencompassesprint, broadcast,PR,film,anddigitalmedia,aswellascommercial,large-scale noncommercial,andsmall-scalealternativemedia.Womenleadersprofiledinthis volumeincludeMaryAnnShaddCary,publisherofTheProvincialFreemanin Canada;IdaB.Wells,famousforherMemphisFreeSpeech;MaryMargaret McBride,whopioneeredtheunscripted,unrehearsedradioshow;publisher KatharineGraham,whosteeredTheWashingtonPostthroughacontentious strike;JoanGanzCooney,wholedtheearlyeducationaltelevisionshowSesame Street;publicrelationsexecutiveAnnBarkelew;syndicatedtalk-showhostOprah Winfrey;FrancesStevens,founderofamuch-belovedlesbianmagazine;Lisa Williams,thefirstBlackwomantoheadtheAssociatedPressSportsEditors;S. MitraKalita,aseniorexecutiveatbothmajorcommercialandsmallerdigital organizations;andImanZawahry,aMuslimhijabifilmmaker.

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LindaSteinerisaprofessorintheCollegeofJournalismattheUniversityof Maryland.Sheisanauthorandeditorofseveralbooks,mostrecentlyFront Pages:MediaandtheFightforWomen'sSuffrage(co-editedwithB.Kroeger, UniversityofIllinoisPress,2020)andJournalism,Gender,andPower(co-edited withS.Allan,Routledge,2019).

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RainbowFleurdeLis

EssaysonQueerNewOrleansHistory

By(author)FrankPerez

May15,2025| Hardcover,Dustjacket |$34.95|

RainbowFleurdeLis:EssaysonQueerNewOrleansHistoryisananthologyof eighty-fiveshort,easy-to-readessaysthatoriginallyappearedinAmbush MagazineandFrenchQuarterJournal.AuthorFrankPerezhascollectedessayson awidevarietyoftopicsinLGBTQ+historyandarrangedthemintomultiple sections.Eachsectioncontainsfiveessaysandbeginswithabriefintroductory overviewthattiestheindividualpiecestogether.

ThebookopenswithGayCarnivalandprovidesauniqueglimpsebehindthe scenesofthisdistinctNewOrleanstradition."BarsandGaySpaces"examinesthe ever-shiftingqueercentersofgravitythroughouttheFrenchQuarter.Thesection ontheAIDSepidemicdemonstrateshow,bytheendofthe1980s,NewOrleans wasamodelcityforprovidingAIDS-relatedservices."ArtsandLetters"highlights figuressuchaslesbianphotographerFrancesBenjaminJohnstonandplaywright TennesseeWilliams.ThenextsectionlooksathomophobiainNewOrleansinthe 1950s."ActivistsandActivism"tracesthebirthandriseofqueeractivisminNew Orleans.Historicalsurveysofseveralorganizationsarethenprovided,followedby aunitontheUpStairsLoungefire.AsectiononSouthernDecadencefollows beforethebookturnsitsattentiontohowgaymensavedtheFrenchQuartera hundredyearsago.Severallegendaryentertainersarethenfeatured,asisthe historyofPrideinNewOrleans.Thebookcloseswithasectiononhistorical scholarshipandseveralinterviewtranscripts.Altogether,theseessaysprovidean invaluableresourceonNewOrleansLGBTQ+history.

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FrankPereziscofounderandcurrentexecutivedirectoroftheLGBT+Archives ProjectofLouisiana.HeisaninstructorintheOfficeofProfessionaland ContinuingStudiesatLoyolaUniversityNewOrleans,ownerofCrescentCity TourBookingAgency,andcolumnistforAmbushMagazineandFrenchQuarter Journal.HeisauthorofTreasuresoftheVieuxCarré:TenSelf-GuidedWalking ToursoftheFrenchQuarterandPoliticalAnimal:TheLifeandTimesofStewart Butler,thelatterpublishedbyUniversityPressofMississippi;andcoeditorof SouthernDecadenceinNewOrleans;MyGayNewOrleans:28Personal ReminiscencesonLGBT+LifeinNewOrleans;andInExile:TheHistoryandLore SurroundingNewOrleansGayCultureandItsOldestGayBar

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TheP-38LightningandtheMenWhoFlewIt

By(author)ColonelWolfgangW.E.Samuel,ForewordbyAlfredStettner Apr15,2025| Hardcover,Dustjacket |$36.95|

TheP-38LightningwasoneofthefastestoperationalfightersofWorldWarII, famousforitssuccessesinNorthAfricaandthePacific.InTheP-38Lightningand theMenWhoFlewIt,WolfgangW.E.Samuelsharesthestoriesoftheyoungmen whoclimbedintothecockpitsoftheP-38tofightforfreedom,andofthosewho created,tested,anddeployedthesefearsomemachines.

TheP-38wastheproductoftheLockheedCorporation,thefirstfightertheyever built,principallyconceptualizedbyKellyJohnson,whosedesignwastomeetAir Corpsspecifications.Todothathecameupwithatwin-engineaircraftwitha tricyclelandinggearunlikeanyothermilitaryaircraftofthetime.Butitwasno easyplanetofly.Manypilotsdiedintrainingandroutineflyingbeforeever meetinganopponentincombat.

P-38unitswereformedquicklyoncetheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarIIin December1941.TrainingwasrushedtogetpilotsandplanestoEuropeas quicklyaspossibletoserveasbomberescorts.AlthoughtheP-38couldflyatthe highaltitudesthebombersflew,itwasnottherightaircraftforthemission.At highaltitudeswithoutanengineinfrontofthecockpittokeepthepilotwarm,the planewasfrigid.Pilotssufferedandweresometimessoweakenedbythebrutal coldthattheyhadtobeliftedoutofthecockpituponlanding,andthebombers sufferedseverelosses.InNorthAfrica'swarmerair,however,theP-38cameinto itsown.Withfour50-calibermachinegunsanda20mmcannoninitsnose,theP38wasaformidableadversary.WithprovensuccessintheMediterranean,P-38 squadronsweretransferredtothePacificTheater,wheretheyflourished. Thisbookfocusesonthemenwhoflewthischallengingaircraftandthemenwho designedanddecidedhowtodeployit.Samuelsharesstoriesofbraveryand ingenuityalongsideanaviationhistorylongneglected.TheP-38'sPacific deploymentiscoveredinsomedetail,includingtheactionsofRichardBong,who becametheUSforces'aceofaceswhileflyingaP-38.InthePacificskies,thePContributorBio

WolfgangW.E.Samuel,Colonel,USAirForce(Ret.),wasborninGermanyin 1935andimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1951atagesixteenwithaneighthgradeeducationandnoEnglish-languageskills.Upongraduationfromthe UniversityofColorado,hewascommissioned2ndLieutenantintheUSAirForce andthenflewoveronehundredstrategicreconnaissancemissionsagainstthe SovietUnionduringtheColdWar.HisfirstbookGermanBoy:ARefugee?sStory garneredfavorablereviewsfromtheNewYorkTimesandnumerousother outlets.HeisauthorofeightbookspublishedbyUniversityPressofMississippi.

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In1943,Lockheed?sP-38Lightning helpedtheUSArmyAirForcesseize controloftheairintheSouthwest Pacific,andmorethanahundred Lightningpilotsbecameacesinthe theater.InEurope,theLightning struggledagainsttechnicalfaultsand theLuftwaffebutofferedlongrange, accurategunnery,andtwin-engine survivability.StrapintotheP-38?s cockpitwithWolfSamuel?sdeeply researchedaccount,andyou?llgain admirationandappreciationforthose Americanheroeswhomasteredthis innovativefighter.-TomJones,USAF pilot,veteranastronaut,andauthor ofSpaceShuttleStories:Firsthand AstronautAccountsfromAll135 Missions

WolfgangSamuel?slatestbookisa wonderfulread.Byallowingthemen whoflewtheP-38Lightningtotell theirtalesintheirownwords,Samuel bringstheirincredibleexperiencesto life.Itoughttobeonthebookshelfof everyoneinterestedinthehuman aspectofaviationandtheairwarof WorldWarII.-AlfredStettner, docent,NationalAirandSpace Museum

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CriticalIssuesinCrimeandSociety

AmericanInfanticide Sexism,Science,andthePoliticsofSympathy

By(author)ClaraS.Lewis

Jun17,2025| Paperback,Trade |$36.95|

OnApril22,2015,thesororitysistersatOhio’sMuskingumUniversity’sDelta houseencounteredahorrificscene:poolsofbloodandgoreinthefirst-floor bathroom.Nooneknewexactlywhathadhappened,butthesisterssuspectedit hadsomethingtodowithEmileWeaver.Studious,athletic,andwell-liked,Emile hadrecentlystartedwearingbulkysweatsuitsandhidinghermidsection,asifshe wascoveringupasuddenweightgain.CouldEmilebepregnant?

Emboldenedbyfear,thesororitysistersinvestigated.Inthedrivewaynexttothe kitchendoor,theyfoundEmile’snewbornbabygirldeadinsideagarbagebag. Emile’scrimeseemedsenselessandleftherfamilyandfriendswithanaching question:whathappened?

AmericanInfanticidesituatesEmile'stragicactinalongintellectual,social,and legalhistory.Inagenre-bendingmixofscholarshipandtruecrime,thisbook uncoversdisturbingmissingchaptersinournationalhistorythatundercutthe mythsthathaveshapedpublicreactionstoso-calledmonstermomsanddumpster babiessincethecolonialera.Ultimately,thebookuncovershowbiasand inconsistencydictatehowwomenaccusedofinfanthomicideareperceivedand punishedandshedsnewlightonhowandwhyourlegalresponsestoinfanticide aresodeeplymisguided.

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ClaraLewisisaseniorlectureratDartmouthCollegeinHanover,NH.Sheisthe authorofToughonHate?TheCulturalPoliticsofHate,alsopublishedbyRutgers UniversityPress.

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RuralCounty,UrbanBorough AHistoryofQueens

By(author)JeffreyA.Kroessler

Jun10,2025| Hardcover,Printeddustjacket |$40.95| Oncewetlands,Queenstodayisacrowdedcityscapeofdenseurban neighborhoodsandsuburbansprawl.ThelargestofNewYorkCity’sfiveboroughs byarea,ithasalargerpopulationthaneveryAmericancityexceptChicago,Los Angeles,andNewYorkCityitself.Itpossessesthemostculturally,ethnically, linguistically,andreligiouslydiversepopulationintheUnitedStatesandpossibly theworld.ThisisthestoryofQueens,“theworld’sborough,”andhowit transformed,inlessthanonehundredyears,fromanagriculturalhinterlandtoa vitalurbancorridor.

RuralCounty,UrbanBoroughisahistoryofplace,chartingtherapid transformationoftheQueenslandscape.Itidentifieswhatdrovetheborough’s development,frompublicinfrastructure,architecture,andtransportationto technologicalinnovationandurbanplanning.NewYorkhistorianJeffreyA. Kroesslertakesusinsidethebackroomsandboardroomswherelocal powerbrokersshapedtheborough’sfuture,chroniclinghowitsrelationshipwith thecityhasevolved.HealsoshowsthestepsQueensresidentsfromall backgroundstooktocarefortheirneighborhoodsandbuildtheircommunities. Richlyillustrated,thisbookunderscoreswhyQueensisintegraltoNewYorkCity andthewiderworldandrevealshow,initsevolution,weseethewholearcof Americanurbanhistory.

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JeffreyA.Kroessler(1952-2023)wasaprofessorattheLloydSealyLibraryof theJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,CUNY.Hismanybooksinclude SunnysideGardens:PlanningandPreservationinaHistoricGardenSuburb,New YorkYearbyYear:AChronologyoftheGreatMetropolis,andHistoric PreservationinQueens.

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TexasTakesShape

AHistoryinMapsfromtheGeneralLandOffice

EditedbyMarkLambert,EditedbyJamesHarkins, EditedbyBrianA.Stauffer,EditedbyPatrickWalsh Jul01,2025| Hardcover$55.95|

TheTexasGeneralLandOffice’smapcollectioncontainsover45,000maps,some datingfromthesixteenthcentury,makingitoneofthemostimportant cartographicarchivesinTexas.Asproductsandagentsofhistorydrawnby cartographerswithmotivesandmeansasdiverseastheplacestheydocument, mapsprovideauniqueperspectiveofgeopolitical,cultural,andeconomic processes.ThemapsoftheGLOofferkeyinsightsintoTexas’ssprawlinghistory. Theyspeaktoissuesofchangingborders,socialandpoliticalupheaval,and questionsofsovereigntyandpower.

TexasTakesShapeoffersanilluminatingselectionfromtheGLOarchive:overone hundredmapsthattell—andsometimesobscure—thestoriesofEuropean colonization,SpanishandMexicanrule,theRepublicofTexas,andthemodernUS state.Therearemapshereofeveryscale,fromthehemisphericvisionsof Europeanexplorerstoindividualsurveyplats.Accompanyingessaysreveal fascinatinglessonsontopicsrangingfromIndigenouscartographytomilitaryand railroadmapmakingandfrontiersurveys.Artfulandinformative,TexasTakes Shapeexaminesauniqueplacethroughtheeyesandimaginationsofthosewho soughttogovernit,profitfromit,understandit,andcallithome.

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MarkLambertistheSeniorDeputyDirectorforHeritage; JamesHarkinsistheDeputyDirectorofArchivesandRecords;

BrianA.StaufferistheDirectorofPublicServicesandtheauthorofVictoryon EarthorinHeaven:Mexico’sReligioneroRebellion;and PatrickWalshhasworkedonanumberofprojectswithGLO.

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TexasTakesShapeisabeautifully illustratedanddesignedbookofthe mostcomprehensivemapcollection relatingtoTexas.Texasisuniqueinthe Unioninthatitretainedownershipof itspublicland,andthisbookmakes clearthatthecreativeandjudicious useofthatlandis,inmanyways,the creationstoryofpresent-dayTexas. -RonTyler,UniversityofTexasat Austin,authorofTexasLithographs:A CenturyofHistoryinImages

TexasTakesShapeisanastoundingly beautifulworkofvisualhistory. SurveyingtheTexaspastthroughmore thanahundredhistoricalmaps,this collectionoffersreadersaremarkable newwindowintohowindividualsand empireshaveimagined,explored,and foughtoverthelandsthatbecame Texas.Foranyoneinterestedin understandinghowmapshaveliterally shapedthemodernlandscapeof Texas,thisisanabsolutemust-read. -AndrewJ.Torget,Universityof NorthTexas,authorofSeedsof Empire:Cotton,Slavery,andthe

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ElizabethGurleyFlynn

TheRebelGirl,Democracy,andRevolution

By(author)MaryAnneTrasciatti

Jun17,2025| Paperback,Trade |$40.95|

ElizabethGurleyFlynnisoneofthemostimportantfiguresinthehistoryoftheUS left.Herparticipationin“theworking-classmovement,”asshecalledit,spanned nearlysixdecades,from1906to1964.InspiredbytheIrishfreedomstruggleand appalledbytheexploitationandgrindingpovertyshewitnessedaroundher,Flynn dedicatedherselftotheabolitionofcapitalismandtheliberationofworkers everywherefirstasaSocialist,thenaWobblysyndicalist,andfinallyaCommunist. Sheorganizedworkersintounions;ledstrikesinavarietyofindustries;supported anti-imperialistmovementsaroundtheglobe;galvanizedresistancetofascism; protesteddeportationofimmigrants;advocatedforprisonreform;championed laborandpoliticalrightsforwomen;foughtforcivilrightsforBlackAmericans; anddefendedcivillibertiesforlaboractivistsofallideologicalstripes.Itisno exaggerationtoclaimthatFlynnwasinvolvedinjustabouteverymajorcampaign oftheleftinthefirsttwothirdsofthetwentiethcentury.

Flynn’scommitmenttocivillibertieswasacharacteristicandenduringelementof heractivismandaforcethatshapedherlife.FromherWobblyyearstoher leadershipoftheCommunistPartyoftheUnitedStates,Flynnwasatrailblazerin theAmericancivillibertiesmovement,anardentandactivedefenderoftheright toholdandexpressone’sownpoliticalviewsandtoassociatewithlike-minded peopleinpeacefulpursuitofeconomic,social,andpoliticalchange.Ratherthan surrenderresponsibilityforcivillibertiestothecourts,shechampioned“popular constitutionalism,”theideathatordinarypeoplearecapableofdefiningand protectingtheirrightsthroughvigorousdebateoftheConstitutionandactive supervisionofthelegalsystem.AlthoughFlynn’scommitmenttocivilliberties neverwavered,themovementtowhichshecontributedsomuchabandonedher. In1940,theACLU,anorganizationthatshehelpedfound,expelledherfromits executiveboardsolelybecauseofhermembershipintheCommunistParty.An examinationofthehistoricalrecordshowsthatFlynn’scommitmenttocivil libertiesmatchedorevenexceededthatofothersinthemovement,including thoseontheACLUboardwhojudgedherandfoundherwanting.Itwasher politics,nothercommitmenttotheConstitution,whichbotheredhercriticsand ContributorBio

MaryAnneTrasciattiisProfessorofRhetoricandDirectorofLaborStudiesat HofstraUniversity.HerrecentbooksareWhereAretheWorkers?Labor’s StoriesatMuseumsandHistoricSites(co-editedwithRobertForrant)and TalkingtotheGirls:IntimateandPoliticalEssaysontheTriangleShirtwaist FactoryFire(co-editedwithEdvigeGiunta).AspresidentofRememberthe TriangleFireCoalitionsheledtheprojecttobuildtheTriangleShirtwaistFactory FireMemorial,NewYorkCity’sfirstlabormemorial,whichwasdedicatedin October2023.

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"EasyChair:OnCourage"byKevin Baker -Harper's

WhentheACLUBetrayedElizabeth GurleyFlynnandtheLeft"byMary AnnTrasciatti

https://jacobinmag.com/2020/05/acluelizabeth-gurley-flynn-red-baiting -Jacobin

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LeonBibel

ForgottenArtistoftheNewDeal

By(author)RichardHaw

May13,2025| Hardcover$61.95|

LeonBibel(1913–1995)wasaprolificmodernAmericanartistwhopainted, printed,stamped,etched,sketched,andcarved.Heproducedpiecesthatranged fromsocialrealismtodreamyexpressionism,andwasanaestheticexperimentalist, neverworkingfortoolonginanymediumorstyle.YetdespiteBibel’sobvious talent,hisworkmayhavelanguishedinobscuritywereitnotforthehelpofthe NewDealprogramsliketheFederalArtProjectandPublicWorksofArtProject.

LeonBibel,thefirstbiographyofthiseclecticartist,recountshislifefromhisbirth inSzczebrzeszyn,Poland,in1913,tohisdeathinNewJerseyin1995.After immigratingtotheUnitedStatesinthe1920s,BibelcameofageduringtheGreat Depression,whenNewDealagenciesrecognizedhisabilitiesandsupportedhis artisticendeavors.Working-classartistsfacedchallengesaftertheseprograms folded,andBibelwouldlaterspendtwentyyearsasaNewJerseychickenfarmer beforeresurrectinghisartcareerinthe1960s.

HistorianRichardHawshowshowBibel’slifewasdefinedbytheNewDeal,his visionaryartworkshapedbytheera’scommitmenttosocialandeconomicjustice. Withreproductionsofmorethan240ofBibel’sworks,manyinvividcolor,this bookrevealshowhedepictedeverythingfromthetraumaofunemploymenttothe dignityofwork,andfromthehorrorsoflynchingtothepleasuresofeverydaylife.

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RichardHawisaprofessorintheDepartmentofInterdisciplinaryStudiesatJohn JayCollegeofCriminalJusticeinNewYork.HeistheauthorofTheBrooklyn Bridge:ACulturalHistory,ArtoftheBrooklynBridge:AVisualHistory,and EngineeringAmerica:TheLifeandTimesofJohnA.Roebling