Resisting the Lonely Historian
I long imagined writing as a lonely endeavor. My vision was of an individual bent…
Browsing: Behind the Scenes
The Peculiar World of American Sheriffs
I didn’t set out to write about sheriffs. I was working on a history of…
Historians and the Strange, Fluid World of Nineteenth-Century Politics
In the December 2023 issue of the Journal of American History, Rachel A. Shelden and Erik B.…
Friday Highlights at OAH 2024
Day two of the 2024 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians brought sunny…
Thursday Highlights at OAH 2024
The 2024 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians opened Thursday. Attendees braved storms…
American History as North American and African Diaspora History
My JAH article “Bridging Borders,” much like my book Cross-Border Cosmopolitans: The Making of a…
Mapping the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
Digital history projects not only contribute to scholarly debates by approaching familiar questions from new…
Saturday and Sunday Highlights at OAH 2023
Saturday was another full day of events at the OAH’s meeting in Los Angeles. Tours…
Friday Highlights at OAH 2023
Friday’s meeting began with a morning mixer, where scholars connected and prepared for the full…
Thursday Highlights at OAH 2023
Thursday marked the opening of the 2023 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians.…