The University Press of Kentucky (UPK), organized in 1969, is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with a dual mission to publish academic books of high scholarly merit in a variety of fields and significant books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia.
Unnatural Ability: The History of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Thoroughbred Racing
Milton C. Toby
In a mere twelve months, between May 2020 and May 2021, horse racing's most recognizable face—Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert—had five horses that failed postrace drug tests. Among those was the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit.
Remaking the World: Decolonization and the Cold War
Jessica M. Chapman
Between 1945 and 1965, more than fifty nations declared their independence from colonial rule. At the height of the Cold War, the global process of decolonization complicated US-Soviet relations, while Soviet and American interventionism transformed the decolonizing process.
Unwilling to Quit: The Long Unwinding of American Involvement in Vietnam
David L. Prentice
Although US involvement in the Vietnam conflict began long before 1965, Lyndon Johnson's substantial large commitment of combat troops that year marked the official beginning of America's longest twentieth-century war.
Monsters on Maple Street: The Twilight Zone and the Postwar American Dream
David J. Brokaw
Post-World War II America has often been mythologized by successive generations as an exceptional period of prosperity and comfort. At a time when the Cold War was understood to be a battle of ideas as much as military prowess, the entertainment business relied heavily on subtle psychological marketing to promote the idea of the American Dream.
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