Abraham Lincoln and the Beecher Family
January 7, 2025
By Obbie Tyler Todd The author of The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family ponders the impact of the Beecher clan on the Lincoln presidency. Photo of the Beecher statue and… READ MORE
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Natchitoches and the Arrival of the Americans
December 10, 2024
By Kathleen M. Byrd Kathleen M. Byrd describes the transformation of the sleepy agricultural and fur-trading community of Natchitoches, Louisiana, into a prominent regional center soon after the Louisiana Purchase… READ MORE
An Invitation for These Times
November 13, 2024
By Press Robinson Author and longtime educator Press Robinson muses on the importance of being personally engaged in our local and larger communities. Chancellor Robinson presides at the May 12,… READ MORE
The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism
October 14, 2024
By Duncan A. Campbell and Niels Eichhorn Duncan A. Campbell and Niels Eichhorn note the importance of situating the American Civil War within the context of global conflicts and trends… READ MORE
How Discovering Two New Terms Sparked a Memoir
September 10, 2024
By Barbara Drake-Vera In this post, Barbara Drake-Vera describes finding new words to articulate grief and sorrow. Readers often ask me questions about Andean culture and disappearing glaciers at author… READ MORE
Southern Ghosts of Christmas Past
December 23, 2020
Belles and Poets: Intertextuality in the Civil War Diaries of White Southern Women, a new book by Julia Nitz, analyzes the Civil War diary writing of eight white women from… READ MORE
Nichole M. Bauer Talks about Women Winning More Elections
October 14, 2020
Politicking While Female: The Political Lives of Women, a new collection of essays edited by Nichole M. Bauer, seeks to answer questions about why women have historically faced many more… READ MORE
Amber Roessner Talks about the Negotiation of Images of Public Figures
September 16, 2020
A few years ago, Amber Roessner’s research seemed to take a sharp turn. Having written a successful book on baseball greats like Ty Cobb, she turned her attention to a… READ MORE
Anthony Stewart Talks about Percival Everett and the Potential for Space between Categories
July 30, 2020
Approximate Gestures: Infinite Spaces in the Fiction of Percival Everett encourages readers and critics to think more deeply about how they position themselves in and engage with the world around… READ MORE
Gene Tomko Talks about a Forgotten Jazz Great
July 6, 2020
Gene Tomko’s Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel is the culmination of years of exhaustive research. Here, he shares some of the research that did… READ MORE