December 18, 2012
Holiday Sale: Now save even more on UNC Press books
Holiday sale savings are now 40% off all books in print. Continue Reading Holiday Sale: Now save even more on UNC Press books
December 17, 2012
Excerpt: The Fire of Freedom, by David S. Cecelski
In years to come, he would gain a wider reputation as a moving, eloquent speaker and a fierce debater. But at no time of his life was he a more effective orator than in those first months of freedom on the North Carolina coast. The prodigal ex-slave was always at his best among other former slaves. Continue Reading Excerpt: The Fire of Freedom, by David S. Cecelski
December 13, 2012
Debbie Moose: Feed Me
People rarely invite my husband and me to their homes for dinner, and many who do become quivering blancmanges of nerves. One of my husband’s friends invited us, then emailed me five or six times during the week before to be sure that the menu met with the approval of The Food Writer. Continue Reading Debbie Moose: Feed Me
December 12, 2012
Interview, Part 2: Nicole Fabricant on “Mobilizing Bolivia’s Displaced”
In this second of two interviews, Fabricant discusses the ways in which indigeneity has been mobilized as well as some of the causes of the widespread disillusionment with the nation’s first Indigenous president, Evo Morales. Continue Reading Interview, Part 2: Nicole Fabricant on “Mobilizing Bolivia’s Displaced”
December 10, 2012
Join us on Twitter for a #FreetoBe40 event with Lori Rotskoff
It’s a Twitter event! This Wednesday, December 12, from 9-10 pm EST join @LoriRotskoff, @uncpressblog, and @MamaDramaNY for a Twitter celebration and discussion of the 40th anniversary of Free to Be…You and Me, the popular nonsexist children’s album/book/TV special that has helped shape the childhoods and parenting practices of generations. Continue Reading Join us on Twitter for a #FreetoBe40 event with Lori Rotskoff
December 6, 2012
Video: Peter Carmichael “Behind the Lines” interview with Civil War Monitor
The Civil War Monitor interviews Peter Carmichael about the Civil War Institutes at Gettysburg College and the state of public history. Continue Reading Video: Peter Carmichael “Behind the Lines” interview with Civil War Monitor
December 5, 2012
Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey: White Jesus and the Publius Lentulus Letter
The most fascinating thing about the letter is that before the Civil War, just about everyone knew that it was a fraud. Whenever Americans discussed it, such as the President of Yale University Ezra Stiles, they admitted that it was a fake and that the Bible said nothing of what Jesus looked like. But then between the Civil War and the Great Depression, white Americans transformed it into a believed truth. Continue Reading Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey: White Jesus and the Publius Lentulus Letter
December 4, 2012
North Carolina Icons: Appalachian Trail, Part 2: Nature
Our featured North Carolina icon this week is the Appalachian Trail. There are thousands of different species of plants and animals along the Appalachian Trail, varying as the trail goes through different climates. There are 2,000 rare, threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant and animal species. Continue Reading North Carolina Icons: Appalachian Trail, Part 2: Nature
November 30, 2012
Southern Gateways: essential southern reading that makes a great gift
Our Holiday Sale is now underway! If you need some gift ideas for the folks on your list, our Southern Gateways catalog is a great place to start. Southern Gateways is where we collect of all our general interest books about this region we call home. Continue Reading Southern Gateways: essential southern reading that makes a great gift
November 29, 2012
Barbara Sicherman: The Persistence of Little Women, or Still Timely after All These Years
Today is the 180th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott’s birth. Barbara Sicherman describes the lasting influence of her most famous work, “Little Women.” Continue Reading Barbara Sicherman: The Persistence of Little Women, or Still Timely after All These Years
November 28, 2012
Kate Torrey: Remembering Bill Friday
Bill would call me, usually early in the morning and, after his usual greeting of “Hello, neighbor,” say with an obvious twinkle in his voice, “Now, you ought to put me on the payroll; I’m working hard for the Press!” I would, of course, agree with him. Continue Reading Kate Torrey: Remembering Bill Friday
November 26, 2012
M. Todd Bennett: How and Why Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca, Taught American Moviegoers to Risk Their Necks for Others’ Well-Being
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Casablanca’s world premier on November 26, 1942. In the following post, M. Todd Bennett, author of One World, Big Screen: Hollywood, the Allies, and World War II, reveals what fans may not know about the movie, widely considered among the best ever made. Continue Reading M. Todd Bennett: How and Why Humphrey Bogart, in Casablanca, Taught American Moviegoers to Risk Their Necks for Others’ Well-Being
November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving Excerpt from “The Happy Table of Eugene Walter”
Now I’ll have certain cooks shouting, “Heresy!” Most really great cooks do not put any stuffing in the bird IF they plan to utilize the remains in the next days for the great stews, gumbos, salads, etc., that are based on the carcass. IF your family is going to finish off the bird the first day, by all means stuff. But, Oh, Heavens, scraping out the nasty bits of stuffing if you want to use the carcass is a problem. Continue Reading Thanksgiving Excerpt from “The Happy Table of Eugene Walter”
November 20, 2012
2012 UNC Press American Indian Heritage Month Reading List
November is American Indian Heritage Month. Here are some of UNC Press’ recent books on American Indian culture, traditions, history, and modern society. Continue Reading 2012 UNC Press American Indian Heritage Month Reading List
November 19, 2012
Elizabeth Keckley in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln”
Spielberg based more than 40 of his characters on historical figures; included in this group is Elizabeth Keckley, an enslaved woman whose 1868 book (Behind the Scenes, Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House) UNC Press and the UNC Library republished last year through the DocSouth Books program. Continue Reading Elizabeth Keckley in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln”
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