University of Illinois Press
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My Life in San Juan Pueblo: Stories of Esther Martinez
$27.95 Read moreMy Life in San Juan Pueblo is a rich, rewarding, and uplifting collection of personal and cultural stories from a master of her craft. Esther Martinez’s tales brim with entertaining characters that em… [more below]
- Author: Martinez, Esther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 10 2004
- ISBN10: 0252071581
- Language: English
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South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene
$24.95 Add to cartBetween the world wars, Chicago Race women nurtured a local yet widely resonant Black classical music community entwined with Black civic life. Samantha Ege tells the stories of the Black women whose … [more below]
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Ege, Samantha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0252088336
- Language: English
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The Coit Tower Murals: New Deal Art and Political Controversy in San Francisco
$22.95 Read moreCreated in 1934, the Coit Tower murals were sponsored by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the first of the New Deal art programs. Twenty-five master artists and their assistants worked there,
- Author: Cherny, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0252088352
- Language: English
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Randy Travis: Storms of Life
$34.95 Add to cartRandy Travis’s 1986 breakthrough put him at the forefront of Nashville’s new traditionalist sound and, in the words of Garth Brooks, saved country music. The singer’s warm baritone and all-time classi
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Diekman, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0252046668
- Language: English
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The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy
$21.95 Read moreA visionary program for national renewal, the Green New Deal aims to protect the earth’s climate while creating good jobs, reducing injustice, and eliminating poverty. Its core principle is to use th
- Author: Brecher, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0252088271
- Language: English
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Chicago Poems
$18.95 Add to cartNow considered possibly Illinois’ greatest poet, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) saw himself as a bard of the working class. Chicago Poems brought him to national attention and is one of the few Chicago cla… [more below]
- Series: Prairie State Books
- Author: Sandburg, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0252062345
- Language: English
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The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jiggly Shots, and Outrageous Desserts
$27.95 Read moreOnce synonymous with food novelty, gelatin has re-emerged as an attention-grabbing element of creative cuisine and avant-garde drinkology. Ken Albala’s most fearless food exploration yet takes readers… [more below]
- Author: Albala, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0252086813
- Language: English
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Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln
$39.95 Read moreWinner of the 2024 Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award
An unprecedented collection of African American writings on Lincoln
Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln’s imperfections, Black Americans long ag
- Author: Hord, Fred Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0252044681
- Language: English
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Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC
$26.95 Add to cartIn Hands on the Freedom Plow, fifty-two women–northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, black, white, and Latina–share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonv… [more below]
- Author: Holsaert, Faith S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: July 20 2012
- ISBN10: 0252078888
- Language: English
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Play Like a Man: My Life in Poster Children
$19.95 Read moreAs a member of Poster Children, Rose Marshack took part in entwined revolutions. Marshack and other women seized a much-elevated profile in music during the indie rock breakthrough while the advent of… [more below]
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Marshack, Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0252086961
- Language: English
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On Guerrilla Warfare
$16.95 Read moreOne of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung’s pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout the … [more below]
- Author: Tse-Tung, Mao
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 21 2000
- ISBN10: 0252068920
- Language: English
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The House That Madigan Built: The Record Run of Illinois’ Velvet Hammer
$29.95 Read moreMichael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors, … [more below]
- Author: Long, Ray
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0252044479
- Language: English
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Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture: Volume 1
$34.95 Read moreExploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City
Chicago’s wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world’s majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago Arch- Author: Chicago Architecture Center
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 025208571X
- Language: English
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The Book of Mormon: A Reader’s Edition
$26.95 Read moreRegarded as sacred scripture by millions, the Book of Mormon — first published in 1830 — is one of the most significant documents in American religious history. This new reader-friendly version refo… [more below]
- Author: Hardy, Grant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: August 10 2005
- ISBN10: 025207341X
- Language: English
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Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton
$19.95 Read moreDolly Parton’s success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton’s compositi… [more below]
- Series: Women Composers
- Author: Hamessley, Lydia R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 16 2020
- ISBN10: 0252085426
- Language: English
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Historic RCA Studio B
$19.95 Read moreHistoric RCA Studio B, “Home of 1 000 Hits ” is a landmark with a legacy built by some of the most important producers and artists in country and pop music. During a golden window, from 1957 to 1977, … [more below]
- Series: Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press
- Author: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0915608278
- Language: English
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Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon
$22.95 Read moreA No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022
The acknowledged maestro of the pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons lent his unparalleled virtuosity to over five decades of hit recordings and set stan- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Fishell, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0252086783
- Language: English
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Deford Bailey: A Black Star in Early Country Music
$19.95 Read moreIncludes a new foreword by musician Dom Flemons, forty-five illustrations, and a complete session discography.
A founding member of the Grand Ole Opry and the program’s first Black star, DeFord Bailey
- Series: Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press
- Author: Morton, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0915608391
- Language: English
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Emmylou Harris: Songbird’s Flight
$19.95 Read moreEmmylou Harris is a tradition-rich singer and songwriter who nonetheless defies convention at every turn. She builds bridges between country, folk, gospel, rock, and bluegrass, honoring and celebratin… [more below]
- Series: Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press
- Author: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0915608332
- Language: English
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A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks Volume 1
$21.95 Read moreWinner of the Missouri History Book Award, from the State Historical Society of Missouri
Geologic forces raised the Ozarks. Myth
Winner of the Arkansiana Award, from the Arkansas Library Association- Author: Blevins, Brooks
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0252085493
- Language: English
