Books published by University Press of New England

The amazing story behind the classic Christmas character

Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. Whether painting in oil, carving in stone, casting in bronze, capturing on film, or calculating in binary code, we spend considerable time creating, contemplating, and collecting our likenesses.

How one small sailboat taught the Kennedys about life, family, leadership, and winning

The history of the Chechen wars and the origins of terrorism in Russia and beyond

A comprehensive presentation of Emily Mason's painting and prints

On the afternoon of August 19, 1997, John Harrigan-owner and publisher of the News and Sentinel newspaper in Colebrook, New Hampshire-arrived at his building to find the woman he loved lying dead in the parking lot. Lawyer Vickie Bunnell had been shot and killed by an itinerant carpenter wielding an assault rifle.

The Beatles, the most popular, influential, and important band of all time, have been the subject of countless books of biography, photography, analysis, history, and conjecture.

An up-to-date guide to the best trail running sites in western Massachusetts

A major voice in transnational American studies addresses politics and culture in post-9/11 America

On a fifteen-mile bushwhack, exploring the whole idea of place

An exploration of the various systems of land control and the evolution of private property

The incredible story of a lost treasure rediscovered and preserved for a new generation

The only biography in English of the founder of the Chabad movement in Hasidism

The first complete narrative history of Captain John Smith's exploration of the New England coast

An astounding compilation of primary source documents dealing with all aspects of Jewish daily life in the Russian empire

Links ways children thrive to the design of playgrounds

This is not your grandfather's style guide

Offers a roadmap for revitalizing the connection between the Jewish people and the Jewish past

The true story of a deadly feud in New England's north country

Astute analysis of the work of a great Israeli poet through the lens of psychoanalysis, gender, nationalism, and trauma theory

Fascinating analysis of the significance of the gift, and its increasingly complicated role in an emerging capitalist order, in nineteenth-century American fiction

An English translation of key works, many never before translated, by Moses Mendelssohn, the founder of modern Jewish philosophy

A sweeping, richly illustrated architectural study of the large, historic New England coastal resort hotels

How a humble substance helped create a modern world

An acclaimed translation of the Bible's celebrated collection of love poetry.

Recounts the remarkable tenure of Annie Landau as principal of the Evelina de Rothschild School in Jerusalem

Eyewitness accounts of the trial and execution of Charles I portray a revolutionary moment in English history

This book restores to history the lives of American women involved in war work during World War I.