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I have a confession to make: I wrote a book about the history of refrigeration in the United States, but I didn’t realize that Seven Eleven started life as an ice delivery company until a radio producer told me. To be fair, there were many, many ice companies...

The following is an excerpt from David N. Lucsko’s Junyards, Gearheads, and Rust: Salvaging the Automotive Past in honor of National Collector Car Appreciation Day. From the 1890s through the 1920s, automobiles were seldom “re- stored.” At most they were...

This post is part of our July “Unexpected America” blog series, focused on intriguing or surprising American history research from 1776 to today. Check back with us all month to see what new scholarship our authors have to share! (Photo Credit Nicholas Raymond...

Daniel Taylor's Just and Lasting Change: When Communities Own Their Futures is now in its second edition. In honor of this updated take on commmunity-based public health, we did a Q&A with the author: Q: Why did you write Just and Lasting Change? Writing any...

The following is a press release from Wilkes University about JHU Press author Michael Steele’s latest accolade: the National Science Foundation’s OPUS Award. Steele is the author of several JHU Press books, including Squirrels of the World, Terrestrial...

Mary Lincoln has been a mystery for more than 150 years. Irritable as the wife of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, erratic as First Lady, and frankly psychotic as a widow, she died at the young age of 63 after years of unusual physical symptoms and progressively...

This post is part of our July “Unexpected America” blog series, focused on intriguing or surprising American history research from 1776 to today. Check back with us all month to see what new scholarship our authors have to share! (Photo Credit Nicholas Raymond...

Planning your weekend excursions for the month of July? Author Bryan MacKay has the inspiration you need. The following is excerpted from his book, A Year Across Maryland: A Week-by-Week Guide to Discovering Nature in the Chesapeake Region. Be sure to check...

Everyone I’ve met who has shown an interest in Hotel Dreams has a favorite hotel story. I love hearing these stories, especially from folks who have had such interesting travel experiences and are excited to share them. As I write this blog from Cleveland...

In anticipation of Dr. Karen Schrier's latest book, Knowledge Games: How Playing Games Can Solve Problems, Create Insight, and Make Change, we asked her some questions about her research and the inspiration behind the project. Q: Why did you decide to write...