A Penn Press Podcast with Zoot Suit Author Kathy Peiss
06/16/2011
The June 2011 podcast is all about one of the most outrageous fashions of the twentieth century, the zoot suit. As jazz music spread aruond the world, the zoot followed…. READ MORE
Category: American History & Studies
A Small Bench by the Side of the Road: Elise Lemire on Remembering Concord’s History of Slavery
06/15/2011
In this post, Penn Press author Elise Lemire describes a community's efforts to bring its history of slavery to light. A Small Bench by the Side of the Road Concord,… READ MORE
Hitler and America–Now Available
06/09/2011
Hitler and America Klaus P. Fischer 344 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4338-3 | $29.95 | £19.50 Historian Klaus P. Fischer seeks to understand more deeply… READ MORE
Praise for Two American History Books in the June Issue of Common-Place
06/09/2011
Who knew one of our books could have anything to do with a song by the band Arcade Fire? And who knew that Arcade Fire would ever be mentioned on… READ MORE
Anne Trubek Tricks Out Dave Cullen’s Home
05/16/2011
Anne Trubek, author of A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses, gives Dave Cullen some decorating tips to prepare his home for its future as a writer's house museum. Hopefully, Cullen's… READ MORE
Lucretia Mott’s Heresy–Now Available
05/16/2011
Lucretia Mott's Heresy: Abolition and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America Carol Faulkner 288 pages | 6 x 9 | 13 illus. Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4321-5 | $45.00 | £29.50… READ MORE
The Genius of Democracy–Now Available
05/13/2011
The Genius of Democracy: Fictions of Gender and Citizenship in the United States, 1860-1945 Victoria Olwell 312 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4324-6 | $59.95 |… READ MORE
One Family Under God–Now Available
05/12/2011
One Family Under God: Love, Belonging, and Authority in Early Transatlantic Methodism Anna M. Lawrence 272 pages | 6 x 9 | 13 illus. Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4330-7 |… READ MORE
A Special offer on the New Conservation Journal, Change Over Time
05/09/2011
Penn Press and the University of Pennsylvania School of Design are pleased to announce the launch of Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment. Change… READ MORE
The Penn Press Spring Sale Starts Now
05/09/2011
To celebrate spring, Penn Press is offering a 70% discount on dozens of great books. This special online sale begins on May 9 and ends June 30. Visit the sale… READ MORE
