University of Missouri Press

01/23/2025

H-Net called MOUND CITY by Patricia Cleary "a wonderful history of St. Louis and settler colonialism," and "a thoughtful and well-researched contribution to the literature that documents the extent and nature of white American dispossession of Indigenous peoples."

01/21/2025

01/21/2025

Marshall Garvey, author of INTERSTATE '85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and the Show-Me World Series, recently appeared on the 1988 Topps Podcast! Listen to the episode here:

This week, we welcomed author Marshall Garvey to discuss pitcher Steve Farr! Marshall wrote Interstate '85: The Royals, The Cardinals, and...

01/16/2025

The Missouri Historical Review said this about MOUND CITY: The Place of the Indigenous Past and Present in St. Louis by Patricia Cleary: “Drawing on extensive secondary and primary research and including full-color pictures, Cleary brings this history to life.”

01/15/2025

Check out this new opinion piece by Stuart Brotman, author of THE FIRST AMENDMENT LIVES ON.

Two sobering mental health data sets are worth reviewing as 2025 begins. Although these illustrate a widespread national problem, they also suggest a

01/13/2025

We were saddened to hear of the passing of longtime University of Missouri Sales Rep, Bruce Miller.

Named PW’s Sales Rep of the Year in 2013 for his successful efforts to save the University of Missouri Press from closure, Miller represented university and indie presses in the Midwest for the 45 years.

01/07/2025

LITTLE HELPERS author John Robert Greene's appearance on The American Idea podcast was the show's third most downloaded and listened-to episode of 2024! Listen to the episode here:

Can we find an honest president, or an honest presidential administration? By what standards do we identify "corruption" when it comes to the White House? Dr...

01/02/2025

LITTLE HELPERS: Harry Vaughan, His Cronies, and Corruption in the Truman Administration by John Robert Greene was included on the National Review's annual Year in Reading list.

Tevi Troy said the book teaches us that "presidents must choose their staffs wisely on grounds of both ideology and character."

Read the full list here:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/books-of-2024-a-year-in-reading/

12/18/2024

CHASING THE SHADOW: Mickey Marcus's 200 Days of Destiny by Steven L. Ossad is now available! This is the first comprehensive and balanced biography of David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus, a founder of American Civil Affairs and Military Government doctrine and practice and a seminal figure in early Israeli military history.

The book can be found here:

https://upress.missouri.edu/9780826223180/chasing-the-shadow/

12/13/2024

California Magazine called Stephen G. Bloom's THE BRAZIL CHRONICLES “a must-read for the newspaper-nostalgic.” Check out the full review here:

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/2024-fall-winter/what-to-read-watch-and-listen-to-this-winter-2/

12/12/2024

Rona Simmons, author of NO AVERAGE DAY, will be on the WW2TV Livestream hosted by Paul Woodadge on Friday, December 13th. Tune in at 2pm ET by visiting this link:

https://youtube.com/live/yuZwTRCtdRI

12/10/2024

Kevin Hymel, author of PATTON’S WAR VOL. 2, will talk about the impact of the Battle of the Bulge tonight, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Boulevard West, St Paul, MN.

For more information: https://www.mn-ww2roundtable.org/2024-25-schedule/

12/09/2024

Our Spring 2025 catalog is available! We invite you to download the full catalog and explore the range of upcoming titles available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook format, publishing between January and June 2025, and available for pre-order now.

https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/missouripress-wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/02221914/University-of-Missouri-Press-Spring-2025.pdf

12/05/2024

Join John Robert Greene, author of LITTLE HELPERS, for a discussion on the book at the Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St., Fayetteville, NY, on Saturday, December 7, from 1 PM to 2:30 PM. More info here:

https://onlib-fayetteville.libcal.com/event/13354398

12/04/2024

Listen to this episode of the This American President podcast featuring John Robert Greene, author of LITTLE HELPERS: Harry Vaughan, His Cronies, and Corruption in the Truman Administration. The episode is available on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.

Podcast Episode · This American President · 12/03/2024 · 46m

12/04/2024

Be sure to read this Q&A with Stephen Bloom, author of THE BRAZIL CHRONICLES, from the Columbia Journalism Review.

A conversation with the author of The Brazil Chronicles

12/03/2024

Be sure to listen to this episode of the Mother of Tanks podcast that features Greg Fontenot, author of NO SACRIFICE TOO GREAT. The episode explores Post D-Day Operations from Normandy to Saint-Lô.

Returning in this episode is retired US Army Colonel Greg Fontenot, continuing the story of the 1st Infantry Division and the Division's participation in the post D-Day operations at Normandy and Saint-Lô. Links No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II by Greg Fontenot Diar...