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@guituary @jhendersonYT Oklahoma University Press has nice updated editions of Cunliffe and Pharr. @oupress

Out Now! "Fight Like a Machine: The Combat Future of the Human Body" by Thomas M. Hunt makes a case for rethinking what it means to be "fighting fit" in today's military—and what this means, in turn, for military recruitment, training, and strategy. oupress.com/9780806197081/…

“What a group of truly superb scholars has fashioned is no less than a reinvention of the Southern High Plains sense of self.”—Dan Flores, "Coyote America" I am excited about "Los Llaneros," edited by Joel Zapata, Andrew Reynolds, Alex Hunt & John Beusterien from @OUPress!

Spotted today at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead in DeSmet, SD @OUPress

Thrilled to see a stack of copies of "Last One Walking: The Life of Cherokee Community Leader Charlie Soap" by Greg Shaw from @OUPress on display at Collected Works bookstore in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Out Now! "Dancing with Manifest Destiny: Elite Men of Color and the Making of American Los Angeles" by Daniel B. Lynch recovers a layer in the origin story of LA, and offers insight into entanglements of race, masculinity, and politics that persist. oupress.com/9780806197036/…

All of us at OUP are saddened to hear of the loss of scholar Laurence Hauptman. We were fortunate to work with him on several projects and his absence will be deeply felt. #gsc.tab=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newyorkalmanack.com/2026/07/lauren…

University Presses Reflect on the American Semiquincentennial aupresses.org/news/universit…

New Review! As many educators are prepping their classes for the fall semester, this is a timely look at Flower Darby's latest book 'The Joyful Online Teacher'. Many thanks to Beth Petitjean at the Reinert Center at SLU for posting. reinertcenter.com/2026/07/01/boo…

- the sublime fanaticism of OU Sooner sports fans - Indigenous counterstories - introducing neurodiversity for educators - the combat future of the human body University press books = not boring!!! Take a look at the new @OUPress Fall 2026 catalog > oupress.com/fall-winter-20…

Out Now! "Little Liberia: A Dream of Black Freedom in the US-Mexico Borderlands" by Laura Hooton reveals the crucial role of intersection of Black spaces and borderland places in the history of social movements and White supremacy in the U.S. and Mexico. oupress.com/9780806196961/…

"This work has a little bit of everything: guerrilla warfare, the homefront experience, romance, a murder mystery. The result is an accessible, compelling narrative offering a well-researched look at a little-studied part of the war." emergingcivilwar.com/2026/06/23/boo…

Tonight! Come learn about Dr. Priscilla Crawford's new book, "A Naturalist's Guide to Oklahoma." Dr. Crawford is an ecologist and biogeographer with the Oklahoma Biological Survey. Hosted by @sierraclub Oklahoma act.sierraclub.org/events/details…

The Native American Church was legally incorporated more than 100 years ago to protect peyote use. The early history of the church is chronicled in "Peyote Politics," a book at the center of an @okhistory discussion happening Wednesday. kosu.org/peyote-politic…

The WWA's Stirrup Award Sat. Night in St. Louis for best Roundup article! An Enduring Friendship, Quanah Parker and Charles Goodnight, (April 2025) from my upcoming biography on Mary Ann Goodnight, The Breath of a Buffalo! View: facebook.com/share/v/16xvVd… @AllAboutBison @OUPress

History book of the day General Stand Watie's Confederate Indians #affiliate @OUPress amzn.to/4eAOZ3w

On June 20, author and ecologist Priscilla H.C. Crawford, Ph.D., visited Oxley Nature Center to give a presentation on her new book, "A Naturalist's Guide to Oklahoma" 🌳 📸: Michael Searles tulsapeople.com/about-town/sce…

Out Now! "Los Llaneros: The Mexican Southern Plains, 1500-1900" edited by Joel Zapata, Andrew Reynolds, Alex Hunt and John Beusterien is a timely reconsideration of an important region and its diverse peoples. oupress.com/9780806197005/…

When a journalist needs an expert, I am proud when they turn to an @OUPress author. Here, Tricia Bertram Gallant, author of "The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI," offers insight into the "college AI cheating wars" for the Los Angeles Times.