New Books in the American West

445 Episodes

1. Montana Historical Society, "History of Montana in 101 Objects: Artifacts & Essays from the Montana Historical Society" (MHS Press, 2021)

   Published: 10/19/2021
2. Robert Hellyer, "Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups" (Columbia UP, 2021)

   Published: 10/15/2021
3. Jessica M. Kim, "Imperial Metropolis: Los Angeles, Mexico, and the Borderlands of American Empire, 1865–1941" (UNC Press, 2019)

   Published: 10/14/2021
4. Luci Marzola, "Engineering Hollywood: Technology, Technicians, and the Science of Building the Studio System" (Oxford UP, 2021)

   Published: 10/13/2021
5. Jaime Lowe, "Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Line of California's Wildfires" (MCD, 2021)

   Published: 10/6/2021
6. David B. Williams, "Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound" (U Washington Press, 2021)

   Published: 10/6/2021
7. Pamela J. Prickett, "Believing in South Central: Everyday Islam in the City of Angels" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

   Published: 10/1/2021
8. William Souder, "Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck" (Norton, 2020)

   Published: 10/1/2021
9. Laura Paskus, "At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate" (U New Mexico Press, 2020)

   Published: 9/23/2021
10. Peter Richardson, "American Prophet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams" (U California Press, 2019)

    Published: 9/20/2021
11. Susanna Phillips Newbury, "The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles" (U Minnesota Press, 2021)

    Published: 9/17/2021
12. Karla Slocum, "Black Towns, Black Futures: The Enduring Allure of a Black Place in the American West" (UNC Press, 2019)

    Published: 9/17/2021
13. Ann Vileisis, "Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California's Iconic Shellfish" (Oregon State UP, 2020)

    Published: 9/15/2021
14. Bernard F. Dick, "Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood" (U Kentucky Press, 2021)

    Published: 9/15/2021
15. Yoosun Park, "Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers in the Forced Removal and Incarceration of Japanese Americans, 1941-1946" (Oxford UP, 2019)

    Published: 9/15/2021
16. Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys, "Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice" (U Nebraska Press, 2021)

    Published: 9/1/2021
17. Local Long-Form Journalism: An Interview with David Schmalz

    Published: 8/31/2021
18. Josephine Ensign, "Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2021)

    Published: 8/30/2021
19. Iker Saitua, "Basque Immigrants and Nevada's Sheep Industry: Geopolitics and the Making of an Agricultural Workforce, 1880-1954" (U Nevada Press, 2019)

    Published: 8/27/2021
20. Jenny Stuber, "Aspen and the American Dream: How One Town Manages Inequality in the Era of Supergentrification" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

    Published: 8/24/2021