Announcing the 2024 publication of Heart Mountain Chronicles: The History of a Japanese Relocation Center by Bernard Murphy and James Murphy Heart Mountain Chronicles is a meticulously researched history of one of the ten prison camps built by the Government in the summer of 1942 to incarcerate persons of Japanese […]
The Wyoming Historical Society has awarded former Wyoming governor and author David Freudenthal second place in the 2023 Publications: Non-Fiction Book Category for Wyoming: The Paradox of Plenty. Freudenthal said, “I am surprised and honored by the recognition. I enjoyed the research for the book but the process of completing […]
February 22, 2023 By Rebecca Hein. Wyoming: The Paradox of Plenty: The Allure and Risk of a Mineral Economy, by David Freudenthal. WordsWorth Publishing, Cody, Wyo., 2022, 237 pages. $20.00 paperback. The author’s blunt, tell-it-like-it-is style permeates this engaging history of Wyoming’s mineral economy and its associated politics. Drawing on […]
with WPR reporter Hugh Cook Feb. 27, 2023. Former Democratic governor Dave Freudenthal has written a book that analyzes Wyoming’s economy, its tax structure, and its dependence on mineral extraction and the fossil fuel industry as a major economic driver. “Wyoming: The Paradox of Plenty” was written in response to […]
Published by WordsWorth in December 2022, Rodger McDaniel’s newest book is about that most admirable of human virtues – courage. ‘Grace under pressure,’ Ernest Hemingway defined it. These are the stories of the pressures experienced by nine Wyoming citizens and three groups of citizens, i.e., the Black 14, the People […]
To be published soon by our newest author, Dave Freudenthal. Wyoming: The Paradox of Plenty — Allure and Risk of a Mineral Economy “Our children and grandchildren leave to find a job and build their future elsewhere.” Wyoming’s economy is consistently ranked among the least diversified in the United States. […]
What really happens when you “get a book deal,” publish your first book, and go on tour to promote it? It may not be what you’ve always imagined! An excellent article by Summer Brennan, April 19, 2022 in her blog, A Writers Notebook Myth #1: Getting a “book deal” means […]
WordsWorth’s publisher, Renee Tafoya, is taking a break because of a death in her family. She will continue to publish note cards and prints under our imprint, RT Press but she is not accepting new book manuscripts until late 2022. Thank you for understanding, browse our catalog, and enjoy the […]
The High Plains Book Awards announced the 2021 finalists. In the Art and Photography Book category, the finalists are: The Indian’s Pony: From Bones to Bronze, by Gerald Anthony Shippen. Published by WordsWorth, Cody, Wyoming https://wordsworthpublishing.com/from-bones-to-bronze-the-indians-pony/ Borderlands, by Mark Vitaris. Calgary, Alberta A Corner of Space and Time: Lee Nye’s […]
From Bones to Bronze: The Indian’s Pony Author: Gerald Anthony Shippen Foreword by Peter H. Hassrick With essays by Donna Shippen We are excited to announce our newest book will […]