University of North Texas Press

07/29/2025

Happy birthday to Byrd Williams IV! Explore over 100 years of photography from the Williams family in PROOF: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM FOUR GENERATIONS OF A TEXAS FAMILY, available from UNT Press.
https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/williams-proof/

07/28/2025

Thanks for the shoutout from Denton Haunts for Mike Cochran's "John B. Denton: The Bigger-Than-Life Story of the Fighting Parson and Texas Ranger" on Capt. Denton's 219th birthday. https://untpress.unt.edu/catalog/cochran-john-b-denton/

Happy Bithday, Capt. John B. Denton, born OTD in Tennessee on July 28, 1806!!! Denton was a Methodist minister, lawyer, soldier, and political candidate for whom both Denton County, Texas and the city of Denton, Texas, were named. He converted to Methodism soon after meeting his future wife, Mary Greenlee Stewart, who also taught him how to read and write. He later became a captain and was known for his battles against Native Americans. He died in May 1841 after the Battle of Village Creek, an attack on a Keechi village in adjacent Tarrant County.
Is he currently buried in his 3rd grave on the Denton Courthouse lawn? You’ll have to read Mike Cochran‘s definitive biography, available at Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences!! RIP 🪦

07/22/2025

University of North Texas Press is excited to announce that TUBBY: RAYMOND O. BARTON AND THE US ARMY, 1889-1963 by Stephen A. Bourque has been awarded the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Biography!

07/22/2025

Thanks to Tumbleweeds and TV Cowboys for featuring THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR, available now from UNT Press!

🎙️ New Episode!

Thrilled to welcome actor, screenwriter, and now author Mark Archuleta to the show! We dive into his new book, The Reel Thrilling Events of Bank Robber Henry Starr — a wild true story where crime, cinema, and the Old West collide.

Big thanks to University of North Texas Press for getting me a copy just in time for this release!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-25-the-reel-thrilling-events-of-bank/id1791305395?i=1000718445211

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69OKMivPQPdPk0KNr7ncLQ?si=G0rteTM4QmqTZVMPktwCuA

07/17/2025

UNT Press is excited to announce that THE COLFAX COUNTY WAR: VIOLENCE AND CORRUPTION IN TERRITORIAL NEW MEXICO by Corey Recko has been awarded the 2025 Wild West History Association Best Book Award!
Pick up your own copy of this outstanding book at untpress.unt.edu!

07/03/2025

Check out July's new releases from University of North Texas Press!

THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR: FROM GENTLEMAN BANDIT TO MOVIE STAR AND BACK AGAIN by Mark Archuleta

BARBS, BULLETS, AND BLOOD: THE 1880S TEXAS BARBED WIRE WARS by Harold D. Jobes

RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED: A MEMOIR IN MUSIC by David Itkin

Learn more about these and more titles at untpress.unt.edu!

07/03/2025

Mark Archuleta appears on this week's episode of the Cowboy Up Podcast to discuss his upcoming UNT Press book, THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR. Visit https://cowboyuppodcast.com/ or find the podcast on your preferred platform, and be sure to order your own copy of THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR, available this month from UNT Press!

07/02/2025

Thanks Uno!

Even Uno is enjoying Mills's new book...

Get your copy at...
https://www.amazon.com/Days-Billy-Kid-Ch%C3%A1vez-Salazar/dp/1574419625

06/25/2025

"A masterpiece..."
"One of a kind..."
"Thoroughly researched, well-written, important, and entertaining..."
"A fascinating read and an important contribution to the history of the Southwest."

See for yourself why readers have loved IN THE DAYS OF BILLY THE KID by James B. Mills by picking up a copy from untpress.unt.edu!

06/25/2025

Only a few more days remain for submissions to the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction! Visit untpress.unt.edu for more details about the submission process before June 30!

Website of the UNT Press in Denton, TX.

06/20/2025

Thank you Project MUSE for highlighting this excellent collection of essays from UNT Press!

Originating in Galveston, Texas, Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States.

It is commemorated because in 1865 Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaimed freedom from slavery in Texas.

Interested in learning more? Explore an open access (FREE) book from our friends University of North Texas Press: http://bit.ly/fJuneteenth

06/13/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday at the UNT CoLab for the launch of Randy Mallory's THE FIFTY-YEAR TEXAS ROAD TRIP!
This breathtaking collection of Texas photography is available now at untpress.unt.edu.