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Thomas Krause receives Robert H. Ruby Editorial Fellowship

We congratulate Thomas Krause on receiving the Robert H. Ruby Editorial Fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Press. After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Tom came to the University of Oklahoma last fall to earn an M.A. in Native American Studies. The Ruby Fellowship allows students to gain firsthand knowledge of and insight into publishing and acquisitions by assisting the OU Press Acquisitions Editor for American Indian studies. Fellowship students gain multifaceted experience by working directly with authors, honing their communication skills, and interacting with colleagues in the Press’s other departments. The fellowship is made possible through the generous support of Dr. Robert H. Ruby, an independent scholar who, with John A. Brown, is co-author of several successful and long-respected books published by the Press, including A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest, Third Edition (co-authored with Gary C. Collins).

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Best of the Press Celebration

Image courtesy of the Joe H. Crosby C.M. Russell Post Card Collection, Oklahoma City, OK

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The Friends of the Charles M. Russell Center and the University of Oklahoma Press hosted their second Best of the Press celebration on November 7 in the OU Press warehouse. This year’s theme was Exploration, Expedition, and Environment. Sixty-five guests joined in the festivities and enjoyed a fun-filled evening that included the following program:

5:30     Rendezvous, Cocktails, and Browsing
6:25    Booshway’s Welcome and Mountainman’s Toast
6:30    Vittles and Belly Wash
7:00    Muddywater, Taos Lightning, and Wild Berry Cobbler
7:15    Literary Trappers tout the best tales of Exploration,
           Expedition, and Environment
7:45    Explore the Stacks
9:00    Pilgrims Pull Foot and Head for Home

In preparation for the event, Russell Center and OU Press staff planned the evening and made arrangements with caterers, printers, and other vendors. They made a log cabin facade, equipped the cedar door with an antler handle, hung a buffalo skull above, and christened it “Bulls Head Lodge” in honor of Montana artist Charles M. Russell (1864-1926). Additional decorations included trees, shrubs, and grasses (courtesy of Marcum’s Nursery in Oklahoma City), rustic furniture, a campfire, Native American and Pendleton blankets, a ceramic squirrel, and a huge bronze bear.

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Gift Certificate Winners – Final Week!

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We have reached the end of our 5-week gift certificate giveaway and we’d like to welcome all our new fans! We had a great response and appreciate everyone who joined us on Twitter and our email list.

Here are the winners of the final drawing.

Will Humphreys is the winner for Twitter and Marilyn Turner is our email subscriber winner. Congratulations to all!

If you didn’t win this time around, be sure to check back for more giveways in the future. Thank you to all our fans!

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September Yields Many Author Events

Many books from our fall 2010 catalog are now available and we are excited to announce several author book signings this month. Most of the events are in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa area, but we also have author events in Cody, WY, Reno, NV and Spokane, WA. We hope you will join us.

To keep up with everything happening at OU Press, visit our online calendar.

Race and the University George Henderson
Race and the University
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 7
Beaird Lounge,
University of Oklahoma Union,
Norman, OK

Wyoming Range War

John W. Davis
Wyoming Range War
3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 11
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Avenue
Cody, Wyoming

River of Promise

David Nicandri
River of Promise
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 15
Northwest Museum of History Art and Culture
2316 W. 1st Avenue
Spokane, WA

Pipestone

Adam Fortunate Eagle
Pipestone
2 to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 18
Barnes and Noble
5555 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV

Oklahoma Hiking TrailsKent Frates and Larry Floyd
Oklahoma Hiking Trails
7 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 23
Backwoods
12325 N. May Ave Suite 103
Oklahoma City, OK

Race and the UniversityGeorge Henderson
Race and the University
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Tues., Sept. 28
Full Circle Bookstore
1900 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma Hiking TrailsKent Frates and Larry Floyd
Oklahoma Hiking Trails
7 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 30
Backwoods
6508 E. 51st St.
Tulsa, OK 74145

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New Series – Overland West: The Story of the Oregon and California Trails

So Rugged and Mountainous coverA four-volume history by award-winning author Will Bagley.

The great nineteenth-century westward migration remains an enduring American legacy. From the moment the first organized party set out from Independence, Missouri, in 1841, overland emigrants often recognized that they were engaged in the most significant experience of their lives. A few wrote letters from the trail or kept diaries and journals on their trek to the Pacific, while many others recorded their recollections and memoirs. These documents preserve a record of how ordinary people accomplished an extraordinary task.

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Gift Certificate Winners – Week Four

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We are nearing the end of our gift certificate giveaway and we’d like to welcome all our new fans! We’ve had a great response over the past four weeks and would love for you to invite your friends to join us on Twitter and our email list.

Here are the winners of last week’s drawing.

Vanessa Brown is the winner for Twitter and Glenn Harrison is our email subscriber winner. Congratulations to all!

If you didn’t win this week, there are still one more week of the giveaway. Join us today for your chance to win!

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OU Press bids farewell to summer interns

Summer is coming to an end, and unfortunately we have to say goodbye to our summer interns. Chiu Chih-Jou (Ashley) and Chung Chia-Hua (Ella) are visiting from  I-Shou University in Taiwan, majoring in Mass Communication.

OU Press Summer 2010 interns

Ella, left, and Ashley, right, learned the inner workings of a University Press this summer.

Ashley is in her junior year, studying design and marketing. She is interested in photography and poster design and hopes to work in graphic design or advertising upon graduation. Ella is also in her junior year, studying photography and graphic design. She hasn’t decided what career path lies before her, but she is excited to work in the communications industry.

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Gift Certificate Winners – Week Three

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We are just over the halfway mark of our gift certificate giveaway and we’d like to welcome all our new fans! We are excited about the great response we’ve had so far and would love for you to invite your friends to join us on Twitter and our email list.

Here are the winners of last week’s drawing.

Jackie Clews is the winner for Twitter and Richard Roberts is our email subscriber winner. Congratulations to all!

If you didn’t win this week, there are still two more weeks of the giveaway. Join us today for your chance to win. And don’t forget, our summer sale continues through August 30, so visit our new website and receive 35% off nearly every book!

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Gift Certificate Winners – Week Two

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Our gift certificate giveaway is in full swing and we’d like to welcome all our new fans! We are excited about the great response we’ve had so far and would love for you to invite your friends to join us on Twitter and our email list.

Here are the winners of last week’s drawing.

Ryin Jones is the winner for Twitter and Gary and Carol Boyce are our email subscriber winners. Congratulations to all!

If you didn’t win this week, there are still three more weeks of the giveaway. Join us today for your chance to win.

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Gift Certificate Winners – Week One

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Last week we announced five weeks of $50 gift certificate giveaways for our Twitter and email subscribers. We had a great response and would like to welcome all our new fans. We’d also like to announce the winners of last week’s drawing.

Linda Cote is the winner for Twitter and Jody Gray is our email subscriber winner. Congratulations to all!

If you didn’t win this week, there are still four more weeks of the giveaway. Join us on Twitter and subscribe to our email list today for your chance to win.