Angels and Demons
March 12, 2024
By Robert Morgan The author of Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe muses on the fascinating life of the beloved writer. Much we assume we know about Edgar… READ MORE
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Jolly Ranchers, Taffies, and Receipts
February 15, 2024
By Cassander L. Smith The author of Race and Respectability in an Early Black Atlantic on what inspired her latest monograph. I don’t remember my exact age or the year,… READ MORE
Remembering the Empire of Brutality
January 17, 2024
By Christopher Michael Blakley Through the brutal incident described in this blog post, Christopher Michael Blakley demonstrates the indirect ways enslaved people fought back against the dehumanization they experienced at… READ MORE
Finding “Harriet Ann’s Christmas”
December 11, 2023
By Thomas Ruys Smith In this post, Thomas Ruys Smith describes how he came across a long-lost holiday story by a celebrated New England writer of the late nineteenth century…. READ MORE
Another Perspective on the Kennedy Assassination
November 16, 2023
By Peter Adams The author of a book on deep-state conspiracy theorist Edwin A. Walker ponders a pivotal event in American history. Seven months before he assassinated President John F…. READ MORE
Victorian Girls Doing STEM
November 9, 2023
By Hans Rasmussen In this post, Hans Rasmussen uses the diary of Ella Grunewald, a teenage girl in late nineteenth-century New Orleans, to show that, despite various campaigns in recent… READ MORE
Po’Boys of All Kinds
October 18, 2023
By Burke Bischoff In this post, Burke Bischoff describes the abundant variety of po’boys on offer in New Orleans. New Orleans is internationally famous for its distinctive architecture, one-of-a-kind culture,… READ MORE
Historical Déjà Vu
September 19, 2023
By Ritchie Devon Watson The climate of division and discontent that characterized the United States during the antebellum period bears some striking resemblances to current times, Ritchie Devon Watson notes… READ MORE
Priceless Encounters
August 14, 2023
By Robert Mann In this blog post, Robert Mann describes the surprising connections he’s made at events featuring his latest book, Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU. For decades, my… READ MORE
The Human Zoo
July 14, 2023
By Michael Pierson A childhood memory prompts Michael Pierson to reflect on the spectacle of the Wild Woman of Cincinnati exhibition of 1856, the topic of his LSU Press book… READ MORE