Books published by University of Nebraska Press

Overflows accounts of food and drink drawn from the author's vivid memories. This title offers a collection of recipes representing the best of classical French cuisine from Proust's belle epoque, ranging from the sophisticated elaboration of lobster a l'americaine or truffled partridge to the simplicity of croque-monsieur.

Describes with detail and humour the place the author calls home in the Bohemian Alps of southeastern Nebraska.

Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society.