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DON'T MISS THIS TONIGHT! UPK author Kelly Kindscher will be at the Union Pacific Depot talking about his book Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. The event is presented by the Kansas Land Trust and Free State Brewing Co. will be offering some lovely beer beverages. . . . . . #kansaspress #universitypressofkansas #kansaspressbooks #ediblewildplants #wildplants #prairieplants #ethnobotanical #kansaslandtrust #unionpacificdepot #freestatebrewing #bookevent #booktalk #authortalk #lawrenceks #lawrencekansas #lawrencekansasevents #lawrenceksevent #naturalhistory #naturalhistorybook #greatplains #greatplainsbook #midwest #midwestbook #environmentalstudies #environmentalstudiesbooks #kansasnativeplants #nativeplants #kansasbotany #prairiebotany #edibleplants

Big shout out to @heathbrown for being quoted in two articles: one by the New York Times, and the second by Politico (see links below)! DON'T FORGET to pick up a copy of Roadblocked: Joe Biden's Rocky Transition to the Presidency here: https://lnkd.in/eiaKfQYw. NYT: https://lnkd.in/gG52BqE3 Politico: https://lnkd.in/ggtNqpDv

DON'T MISS IT! UPK author Katherine Rose-Mockry will be at The Raven Bookstore tonight (October 29), talking about her book Liberating Lawrence: Gay Activism in the 1970s at the University of Kansas. . . . . . #kansaspress #universitypressofkansas #kansaspressbooks #theravenbookstore #ravenbookstore #authorevent #downtownlawrenceks #lawrencekansas #lawrenceks #universityofkansas #liberatinglawrence #gayactivism #lgbtqhistory #kansasbook #kansasbooks #booksonkansas #kansashistory #supportlocalbookstores #independentbookstore #genderandsexuality #genderstudies #lgbtq #greatplains #midwest #highereducation #highereducationandcareers #highereducationcareers #lgbtqrights #ilovebooks #ilovereadingbooks

"Catholic cultural warriors often don't remember the Catholic Church's history in promoting vital social justice programs like Social Security." Read more of UPK author John Kenneth White's article on The Hill entitled "Conservatives are ignoring the Catholic Church's history of social justice:" https://lnkd.in/gF8-hw8w. DON'T FORGET to pick up a copy of White's book Grand Old Unraveling: The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Rise of Authoritarianism: https://lnkd.in/gYQXiApH . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #grandoldunraveling #therepublicanparty #DonaldTrump #riseofauthoritarianism #TheHill #thehillarticle #catholicchurch #catholicchurchhistory #socialjustice #SocialSecurity #socialsecurityprogram #franklindeleanoroosevelt #newdeal #catholiccharities #catholicsforcatholics #ilovebooks #ilovereading #ilovereadingbooks #readmorebooks

In honor of Open Access Week and continuing our Election Season posts, UPK is excited to announce that American Political Parties: Why They Formed, How They Function, and Where They're Headed by John Kenneth White & Matthew R. Kerbel, is now available as an open access eBook: https://lnkd.in/gRZNPQuj. DON'T FORGET to check out the selected Election Season titles that are currently 50% off + free shipping*: https://lnkd.in/gpYV3Yci. *free shipping is for US addresses only) . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #OpenAccessWeek #openaccessweek2024 #openaccess #openaccessbooks #americanpoliticalparties #uspoliticalparties #unitedstatespoliticalparties #PoliticalParties #politicalscience #americangovernment #USGovernment #UnitedStatesGovernment #stateandlocalgovernment #PoliticalTheory #politicalphilosophy #democracy #presidentialstudies #alexanderhamilton #thomasjefferson #twopartysystem #hamiltoniannationalism #DemocraticParty #Republicans #constitutionalframework #ilovebooks #ilovereading #ilovereadingbooks

In anticipation of Veterans Day on November 11, 2024, UPK author Blake Watson is providing six short stories from his recently published book, Kansas and Kansans in World War I: Service at Home and Abroad. The book along with other book selections (https://lnkd.in/g3PHuVBy) are currently available for 30% off with free shipping* by entering code: 24VETERANS at checkout. *free shipping is for US addresses only* Blog Post #1 - Wilson and War Come to Kansas by Blake A. Watson: https://lnkd.in/gtftsA9c. . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #newblogpost #newblogpostalert #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2024 #militarystudies #warhistory #militaryhistory #thankyouveterans #unitedstateshistory #unitedstatesmilitaryhistory #usmilitaryhistory #ushistory #americanhistory #americanmilitaryhistory #warstudies #modernwarstudies #modernwarstudiesseries #studiesingovernmentandpublicpolicyseries #governmentpolicy #PublicPolicy #publicpolicies #governmentpolicies #kansashistory #WorldWarI #WorldWarII #vietnamwar

Listen to UPK author Spencer D. Bakich talk about his book The Gulf War: George H. W. Bush and American Grand Strategy in the Post-Cold War Era, on The Heartland Institute's IllLiteracy pocast: https://lnkd.in/gvH_YP_2. DON'T FORGET to pick up a copy of the book here: https://lnkd.in/gVhpQjDF. . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #thegulfwar #GeorgeHWBush #americangrandstrategy #postcoldwarera #postcoldwar #landmarkpresidentialdecisions #presidentialdecisions #uspresidentialdecisions #presidentialstudies #politicalscience #internationalrelations #AmericanHistory #ushistory #unitedstateshistory #militaryhistory #usmilitaryhistory #americanmilitaryhistory #unitedstatesmilitaryhistory #newworldorder #internationalpolitics #persiangulfwar #wartimestrategy #DesertShield #DesertStorm #UnitedNations #ForeignPolicy #ilovebooks

Congrats to UPK author Mike Steve Collins for the mention of his book by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Affirmative Action as a Wedge and Weapon made their list of Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars: https://lnkd.in/gx297Kin. DON'T FORGET to pick up a copy of the book here: https://lnkd.in/gEJyj-_Q. . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #anticivilrightsmovement #civilrights #affirmativeaction #africanamericanscholars #Raceandethnicity #blackstudies #USLaw #unitedstateslaw #AmericanLaw #americanstudies #AmericanHistory #unitedstateshistory #ushistory #legalhistory #americanlegalhistory #uslegalhistory #highereducation #civilrightsmovement #ilovebooks #ilovereading #ilovereadingbooks #readmorebooks

NEW BOOK - AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SERIES America's First Wartime Election: James Madison, DeWitt Clinton, and the War of 1812 by Donald A. Zinman For a limited time, get 30% off + Free Shipping* using code 24WARTIME: https://lnkd.in/gfP-fZ7C. *free shipping in US only* . . . . . #kansaspress #universitypressofkansas #kansaspressbooks #jamesmadison #dewittclinton #Warof1812 #americanpresidentialelections #1812election #americanpresidentialelection #UnitedStatesPresidentialElection #USPresidentialElection #ushistory #unitedstateshistory #AmericanHistory #americanelections #USElections #UnitedStateselections #presidentialelections #Presidentialelection #presidentialstudies #politicalscience #americangovernment #DeclarationOfWar #wartimeelection #americanelection #politicalhistory #democraticrepublicans #PoliticalParties #ilovebooks #ilovereading

Look at all those UPK books on The Western Theater in the Civil War Book Recommendations list: https://lnkd.in/gDjHrDJw. Congrats to UPK authors: Timothy B. Smith, Steven E. Woodworth, and Earl J. Hess! . . . . . #universitypressofkansas #kansaspress #kansaspressbooks #civilwar #civilwarhistory #civilwarhistorybooks #WarHistoryBooks #warbooks #historybooks #AmericanHistory #unitedstateshistory #ushistory #americancivilwar #americancivilwarhistory #armyoftennessee #AtlantaCampaign #JeffersonDavis #battleofatlanta #ulyssessgrant #FortHenry #fortdonelson #militaryhistory #militarywarhistory #militarystudies #Shiloh #corinth #vicksburg #ilovebooks #ilovereading #ilovereadingbooks