American Historical Association First Books Program

Conducted by the American Historical Association (1977-1983) The First Books Program was designed to provide younger historians with publication outlets in an effort to overcome the high cost of mostra altro publishing and other pressures on junior faculty members. It was inaugurated in 1975 in collaboration with the American Association of U. Presses and administered by the Research Division. In December 1982, Council voted to terminate the program on the basis that it had not proved a particularly useful way of getting manuscripts published, judges had been hard to secure, and historians were finding other publication outlets.
First Books Program website
Recommendations for publication were only made in 1979 and 1980 mostra meno