 | by C. Bradley Thompson "A scholarly scoop. Thompson's thesis--well argued is that Adams's ideas deserve a better shake from history than they have so far received." --Wall Street Journal. "Thompson has written intellectual history as it should be: powerful and penetrating, compelling and convincing." --Times Literary Supplement. 360 pp. 0-7006-0915-6 University Press of Kansas,, $39.95 HC | |
 | by Lewis L. Gould Gould ranks Lady Bird with Eleanor Roosevelt as one of the two most significant innovators of the office of First Lady. "This engaging book is a pleasure to read. It illuminates the force that enabled Lady Bird to wield influence in the White House and beyond. A splendid kickoff for the new Modern First Ladies series." --Susan M. Hartmann, author of Other Feminists. 176 pp. 0-7006-0992-X University Press of Kansas, $25.00 HC | |
 | by Jeffrey Kimball "An enormously impressive work that lays bare the real Nixon and, along the way, reduces Nixon's version of the war to a legend of his own making. Will be the standard for understanding Richard Nixon and Vietnam--both central to our contemporary history." --Stanley Kutler. Winner of the Robert H. Ferrell Book Award. 512 pp. 0-7006-0924-5 University Press of Kansas, $39.95 HC | |
 | by David M. Glantz and Jonathan M. House The definitive account of the monumental confrontation one of the largest tank engagements in world history--that ended the German blitzkrieg on the Eastern front. "A major contribution to our understanding of one of the most important operations of the second World War." --John Erickson 496pp. 0-7006-0978-4 University Press of Kansas, $34.95 HC | |
 | by Elliott West Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize, Pen Center West Award, Ray Allen Billington Prize, Caughey Western History Association Prize, and Spur Award. "A haunting history and wonderful piece of storytelling. Rarely have historical figures been so deeply human, so funny and tragic, as they are in this stunning book." --Richard A. White. "This book will change the way the history of the West is taught and understood forever." --Publishers Weekly. 466 pp. 0-7006-0891-5 University Press of Kansas, $34.95 HC | |
 | by John Robert Greene This first comprehensive history of Bush's presidency paints a striking portrait of a positive moderate whose accomplishments are often underrated. Bush is shown to have set the tone for post-Cold War foreign policy and to have left a more than adequate legacy. "A quite convincing picture of Bush and his policies at home and abroad." --Robert Divine. 248pp. 0-7006-0993-8 University Press of Kansas, $35.00 HC | |
 | by Melvin Small "A very good and brisk new survey." --The New York Times Book Review "In one masterful volume, Small surveys every important facet of the Nixon presidency. It is certain to set the standard on this subject for years." --Allen J. Matusow. "Balanced in its judgments (no mean feat when dealing with Nixon) and a pleasure to read. Recommended without reservation." --Stephen E. Ambrose. 424pp. 0-7006-0973-3 University Press of Kansas, $29.95 HC | |
 | by Philippa Strum A vivid account of one of the most gripping free speech conflicts of modern times. "Strum succeeds brilliantly in telling the two stories of Skokie--the constitutional struggle cover free speech, and the human agony and conflict that permeated it. A simply wonderful book." --Norman Dorsen, Professor, NYU, and president, ACLU 1976-1991. 184pp. 0-7006-0941-5 University Press of Kansas, $12.95 PP |