BIOGRAPHY
The Believer Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack Ralph Blumenthal
“This well-researched account uses Mack’s personal journals, archives, and notes, along with interviews of close friends and family members, to capture the full picture of Mack’s life and genius.” —Marissa Mace, Library Journal Pub March 2021. 6 x 9in. 360 pp. 25 halftones.
High Road Books | An Imprint of the University of New Mexico Press 978-0-8263-6231-5 Cloth, $29.95
Bud Wilkinson and the Rise of Oklahoma Football John Scott, Foreword by Joseph Harroz Jr., President of the University of Oklahoma
In 1947, Bud Wilkinson was named OU’s head football coach and became the architect of Oklahoma’s meteoric rise from mediocrity to its present status as a perennial powerhouse. Based on interviews with Wilkinson, former OU president George L. Cross, and numerous former players, author John Scott gives us the behind-thescenes story of Wilkinson’s years at the University of Oklahoma. Scott takes us through the teams Wilkinson directed from 1947 to 1963, revealing the philosophies and tactics Wilkinson used to turn OU into one of college football’s elite programs. Pub October 14, 2021. 6 x 9 in. 368 pp. University of Oklahoma Press 978-0-8061-7554-6 Cloth, $29.95
Tony Hillerman A Life James McGrath Morris
The author of eighteen spellbinding detective novels set on the Navajo Nation, Tony Hillerman simultaneously transformed a traditional genre and unlocked the mysteries of the Navajo culture to an audience of millions. In Tony Hillerman: A Life, New York Times best-selling author James McGrath Morris offers a balanced portrait of Hillerman’s personal and professional life and provides a timely appreciation of his work. Filled with never-before-told anecdotes and fresh insights, Tony Hillerman will thrill the author’s fans and awaken new interest in his life and literary legacy. Pub October 14, 2021. 6 x 9 in. 336 pp. University of Oklahoma Press 978-0-8061-7598-0 Cloth, $29.95
William Still The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia William C. Kashatus
“In the first scholarly biography of [William] Still, Kashatus highlights the critical roles Still and other Black Americans played along the entire Underground Railroad, and the risks they took to aid enslaved people. A penetrating analysis of Still’s interviews reveals new and important insights into the enslaved people who made the journey into freedom .... An essential work that is a must-read for those interested in the Underground Railroad and Black history in the US” —Library Journal
(Starred Review) Pub April 2021. 7 x 10 in. 368 pp. University of Notre Dame Press 978-0-268-20036-7 Cloth, $35.00