In The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century, a comprehensive history of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Simon Wendt shows how the DAR’s efforts to keep alive the memory of the nation’s past were entangled with and strengthened the nation’s racial and gender boundaries. Read below for a Q&A … Continue reading Q&A with Simon Wendt, author of The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century
Welcome to Our 2020 SHA Virtual Booth
This year’s Southern Historical Association conference will take place virtually November 19-21, 2020. Our virtual booth is open through December 16 and offers great deals on our history titles. Use code SHA20 for discount prices and free shipping. Click Here to View all Titles in Our Virtual Booth Read on for highlights and bonus material from this … Continue reading Welcome to Our 2020 SHA Virtual Booth
Southern Historical Association 2019
Acquisitions editor Sian Hunter attended the Southern Historical Association Conference in Louisville, KY last weekend. We displayed some of our new and bestselling Southern history books, and it was great to meet with everyone who visited us at our booth! Here are a few books we brought to the conference: The Public Health Nurses of … Continue reading Southern Historical Association 2019
Southern Historical Association 2018
We had a great time in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Southern Historical Association’s annual meeting. Director Meredith Morris-Babb and acquisitions editor Sian Hunter brought some of our new southern history books to the conference, and it was great to meet with all the historians and authors who visited our booth. Matthew Hild and Keri Leigh … Continue reading Southern Historical Association 2018
Southern Historical Association 2017
Last week UPF traveled to Dallas, Texas, for the annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association. We had a great time showcasing our new and bestselling history books and meeting with scholars in the field. Several of our authors stopped by to visit our booth. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! Here … Continue reading Southern Historical Association 2017
Fall 2017 Exhibit Schedule
UPF will be at these upcoming conferences and book fairs this fall. We’d love to see you there! Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance New Orleans, LA September 15-17 Organic Food and Farming Summit Gainesville, FL September 17-19 Association for the Study of African American Life and History Cincinnati, OH September 27-October 1 Florida: The State of … Continue reading Fall 2017 Exhibit Schedule
UPF on the Road: A Look at Our 2016–2017 Exhibit Season
Last year, we traveled across the U.S. and Canada to display our books at conferences and book fairs. Join us in looking back over this past year of exhibits! We started off the 2016–2017 exhibit season with the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance at Savannah, Georgia in September 2016. In October we went to the annual meeting … Continue reading UPF on the Road: A Look at Our 2016–2017 Exhibit Season
Southeastern Archaeology and Southern History: UPF at SEAC and SHA
UPF has had a busy month so far! Over the past two weeks, we traveled to two conferences in the Southeast: the 73rd Annual Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) in Athens, Georgia and the 82nd Annual Southern Historical Association (SHA) Meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Southeastern Archaeological Conference 2016 We had a great time in Athens at SEAC 2016 … Continue reading Southeastern Archaeology and Southern History: UPF at SEAC and SHA
Southern Historical Association 2014
In honor of last month’s Southern Historical Association meeting, we are proud to present a lineup of titles in Southern History published by the University Press of Florida in the past year. We displayed these titles at our booth just a few weeks ago at the SHA meeting in Atlanta. The Year in Review: … Continue reading Southern Historical Association 2014
A Year of Book Fairs and Shows
This past fall and spring, our authors and staff traveled across the United States and Canada to show off UPF books! Take a look at what we’ve been up to with these snapshots from book fairs and conferences. We kicked off the year at the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance in New Orleans in September. … Continue reading A Year of Book Fairs and Shows