Herman Husband and Failures of the Historical Imagination
Ken Owen questions the historical value of simply replacing the "founding founders" with "a more Progressive set of new faces."
View ArticleYoung Men of the Revolution
Tom Cutterham explores the relationship between generational and class difference and how that affected the subjectivity of the "young men of the Revolution."
View ArticleHistorians and Documentary Editing
Michael D. Hattem describes his take on documentary editing after having worked on the Franklin Papers for the last year.
View ArticleThe Week in Early American History
The week's pressing questions: Who boycotted the Townshend Acts? What do we study when we study religion? And is the Southern Avenger a racist?
View ArticleThe Week in Early American History
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View ArticleManco Capac and the Global American Founding
Tom Cutterham looks at the career of Manco Capac, founding father of the Inca kingdom of Cuzco, to look at contemporary understandings of the American Revolution in its global context.
View ArticleThe Week in Early American History
Michael Hattem brings you the week in early American history.
View Article“Your Most Affectionate Friend…”
Tom Cutterham reviews Cassandra Good's debut book, "Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic" (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
View ArticleHistorians Attend Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical
Christopher Minty and Nora Slonimsky comment on Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton: An American Musical."
View ArticleGuest Post: John Adams–Attorney and Barrister
Today's guest post focuses on John Adams's career as a lawyer.
View ArticleQ&A: Cassandra Good, Author of Founding Friendships
The Junto interviews Cassandra Good, author of the recently-published book "Founding Friendships."
View ArticleQ&A: Craig Bruce Smith, author of American Honor
Ben Park interviews Craig Bruce Smith about his new book "American Honor."
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