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
Category: History
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
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
Wild Spirits
May 15, 2024
By Jeffrey Anderson Jeffrey Anderson describes an unexpected personal encounter while conducting research in Haiti. Historical research is a lot like detective work. The historian investigates evidence without knowing for… READ MORE
Moncure Conway Rewrites the Past
April 15, 2024
By Frank Cirillo The author of The Abolitionist Civil War describes his efforts to separate fact from fiction in the autobiographical record of an antislavery activist. As a historian, I… 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
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
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