Alumni Books

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Lost: Miscarriage in Nineteenth-Century America

Shannon Withycombe, Lost: Miscarriage in Nineteenth-Century America (Rutgers University Press, 2018)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry

Anna Zeide, Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry (University of California Press, 2018)

2019 James Beard Award Winner
(Reference, History, and Scholarship Category)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States

Andrew R. Ruis, Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States (Rutgers University Press, 2017)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Birds of Empire, Birds of Nation. A History of Science, Economy, and Conservation in United States-Colombia Relations

Camilo Quintero Toro, Birds of Empire, Birds of Nation. A History of Science, Economy, and Conservation in United States-Colombia Relations (Universidad de los Andes, 2012)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

Edward J. Larson, An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science (Yale University Press, 2011)

Awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2011 National Outdoor Book Awards. Shortlisted for the 2012 Hessell-Tiltman prize.

Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology

Erika Lorraine Milam, Looking for a Few Good Males: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics

Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher, Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Death Investigation in America: Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty

Jeffrey M. Jentzen, Death Investigation in America: Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Pursuit of Medical Certainty (Harvard University Press, 2009)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children, and the Law

Shawn Francis Peters, When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children, and the Law (Oxford University Press, 2008)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Thomas Hardy's Novel Universe

Pamela Gossin, Thomas Hardy’s Novel Universe (Ashgate, 2007)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Science Talk: Changing Notions of Science in American Culture

Daniel Patrick Thurs, Science Talk: Changing Notions of Science in American Culture (Rutgers University Press, 2007)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America

Judith A. Houck, Hot and Bothered: Women, Medicine, and Menopause in Modern America (Harvard University Press, 2006)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture

Michael F. Robinson, The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter

Fa-ti Fan, British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter (Harvard University Press, 2004)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

Edward J. Larson, Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory (Modern Library, 2004)

Philosophical Path for Paracelsian Medicine: The Ideas, Intellectual Context, and Influence of Petrus Severinus (1540-1602)

Jole R. Shackelford, Philosophical Path for Paracelsian Medicine: The Ideas, Intellectual Context, and Influence of Petrus Severinus (1540-1602) (Museum Tusculanum Press, 2004)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century Paris

Louise E. Robbins, Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century Paris (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Christian Science on Trial: Religious Healing in America

Rennie B. Schoepflin, Christian Science on Trial: Religious Healing in America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

How to Write the History of the New World: Histories, Epistemologies, and Identities in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World

Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, How to Write the History of the New World: Histories, Epistemologies, and Identities in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (Stanford University Press, 2001)

Winner of the 2001 John E. Fagg Prize in Spanish and Latin American History and the 2001 Atlantic History Prize, both from the American Historical Association.

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

Edward J. Larson, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion (Basic Books, 1997)

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in History

To Make a Spotless Orange: Biological Control in California

Richard C. Sawyer, To Make a Spotless Orange: Biological Control in California (Iowa State Press, 1996)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Catching Babies: The Professionalization of Childbirth, 1870-1920

Charlotte G. Borst, Catching Babies: The Professionalization of Childbirth, 1870-1920 (Harvard University Press, 1995)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South

Edward J. Larson, Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995)

Subjected to Science: Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War

Susan E. Lederer, Subjected to Science: Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Between Copernicus and Galileo: Christoph Clavius and the Collapse of Ptolemaic Cosmology

James M. Lattis, Between Copernicus and Galileo: Christoph Clavius and the Collapse of Ptolemaic Cosmology (University of Chicago Press, 1994)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Nature, the Exotic, and the Science of French Colonialism

Michael A. Osborne, Nature, the Exotic, and the Science of French Colonialism (Indiana University Press, 1994)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science: Alexander Dallas Bache and the U. S. Coast Survey

Hugh Richard Slotten, Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science: Alexander Dallas Bache and the U. S. Coast Survey (Cambridge University Press, 1994)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921

Patricia Spain Ward, Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921 (University of Alabama Press, 1994)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Science, Medicine, and the State in Germany: The Case of Baden, 1815-1871

Arleen Marcia Tuchman, Science, Medicine, and the State in Germany: The Case of Baden, 1815-1871 (Oxford University Press, 1993)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Men among the Mammoths: Victorian Science and the Discovery of Human Prehistory

A. Bowdoin Van Riper, Men among the Mammoths: Victorian Science and the Discovery of Human Prehistory (University of Chicago Press, 1993)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

The Botanizers: Amateur Scientists in Nineteenth-Century America

Elizabeth B. Keeney, The Botanizers: Amateur Scientists in Nineteenth-Century America (University of North Carolina Press, 1992)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

The State of Nature: Ecology, Community, and American Social Thought, 1900-1950

Gregg Mitman, The State of Nature: Ecology, Community, and American Social Thought, 1900-1950 (University of Chicago Press, 1992)

Winner of the 1994 Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities from the Council of Graduate Schools

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

The Founders of Humanistic Psychology

Roy Jose DeCarvalho, The Founders of Humanistic Psychology (Praeger Publishers, 1991)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Academic Scientists and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Cooperative Research in Twentieth-Century America

John Patrick Swann, Academic Scientists and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Cooperative Research in Twentieth-Century America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Unrolling Time: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature

Joella G.Yoder, Unrolling Time: Christiaan Huygens and the Mathematization of Nature (Cambridge University Press, 1988)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Mothers and Medicine: A Social History of Infant Feeding, 1890-1950

Rima D. Apple, Mothers and Medicine: A Social History of Infant Feeding, 1890-1950 (University of Wisconsin Press, 1987)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution

Edward J. Larson, Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution (Oxford University Press, 1985)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)

Victorian Social Medicine: The Ideas and Methods of William Farr

John M. Eyler, Victorian Social Medicine: The Ideas and Methods of William Farr (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979)

(Revised from a UW dissertation)