Dr. Nystrom's book, New Orleans after the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom will appear at the end of March, 2010 from the Johns Hopkins University Press and will debut at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in early April.

Professor Nystrom also recently signed a contract with the University Press of Mississippi for my new book and documentary film project on Italian groceries in the Crescent City titled Making Groceries: Corner Markets and the Food Culture of Italian New Orleans.