University Press of Florida Author Post, History

Q&A with Simon Wendt, author of The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits, History

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits, History

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits, History

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits

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

University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits, Sale

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