Kent Press imprint: 601 books
by William Osborne
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Music in Ohio offers a comprehensive and ambitious look at music as it has been practiced throughout the state during the last two centuries—from folk to jazz to rock to polka. Author William N. Osborne also examines the music of the Moravians, Mormons, and Welsh, as well as other religious music...
by Mary E. Weems
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
“Energy, dynamic energy emanates from Mary Weems’ careful, observing eyes into her language. These poems offer immediacy, intelligent response, and rich repartee with the difficult urban world of a gentle warrior.”—Diane Wakoski
The Boy General
The Life and Careers of Francis Channing Barlow
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
The biography of an ambitious Civil War soldier
Drawing heavily on primary-source material, The Boy General is the first full-length account of Francis Channing Barlow, one of the most successful combat officers in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
Although his clean-shaven,...
Revelations
Photographs of Cleveland's African American Churches
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
A rich collection of images celebrating African American faith communities
“Cleveland’s African American houses of worship exemplify the best of American civic vision: building community together for the common good. . . . African American ministers have struggled to define the best way...
The Heart's Truth
Essays on the Art of Nursing
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
“Cortney Davis has an uncanny ability to give voice to the profound act of everyday nursing and its power in transforming the lives of people. Somehow, she sees the shadows and ghosts that fill our bodies and souls and makes sense of them, showing us that the divide between patient and provider...
by Franklin Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
First published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in 1949, Franklin “Whitey” Lewis’s The Cleveland Indians begins with the organization’s early years as the Cleveland Forest Citys, covers the 1920 World Series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and concludes with the excitement of the 1948 pennant...
Classic Tribe
The 50 Greatest Games in Cleveland Indians History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
A countdown of the Cleveland Indians’ greatest games
It’s far too easy to allow the national media and disparaging fans to undermine Clevelanders’ views of their professional sports teams. While the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers have certainly caused more than their fair share of frustration...
You Stink!
Major League Baseball's Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
A satiric look at the jeer-ful side of our national pastime
There are countless volumes celebrating the best teams in professional baseball. Unfortunately, winning represents only one side of the game. For every champion’s record-setting season, there has been an equally memorable story of...
by Murray Goodman, Leonard Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Great games remembered by legendary players and coaches“For folks who have been around for a while, this book will conjure up many a great memory. And for younger readers, it will provide a fine history lesson and some excellent insight into the way the sport has evolved.”—From the foreword by...
by Shirley Povich
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
A facsimile edition of the celebrated 1954 history of the Senators
Shirley Povich’s history of the Washington Senators originally appeared in 1954 as part of the popular series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose and delightful narratives, the...
by Frederick G. Lieb, Stan Baumgartner
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
A facsimile edition of the 1953 history of the Philadelphia Phillies
Fred Lieb and Stan Baumgartner’s history of the Philadelphia Phillies was originally published in 1953 as part of the celebrated series of major league team histories published by G. P. Putnam. With their colorful prose...
Connie Mack
Grand Old Man of Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Fred Lieb’s biography of Connie Mack was originally published in 1945 as part of the celebrated series published by G. P. Putnam. Known for their lively prose and engaging narratives, these Putnam books have become prized collectibles among baseball readers and historians.
Cornelius McGillicuddy...
Opening Day
Cleveland, the Indians, and a New Beginning
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
“Opening Day offers great players, high stakes, and the hinge of history turning as a new era in Cleveland sports begins. Knight exhaustively chronicles the first game at Jacobs Field against the Mariners and it is clear that a whole different brand of Cleveland Indians has come to Cleveland.”—Bill...
Poachers Were My Prey: Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Thus begins the story of R. T. Stewart’s career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond. Poachers Were My Prey chronicles...