The Week in Early American History

May 25, 2015 By Joseph M. Adelman in The Week in Early American History Tags: academic blogging, African-American history, Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, Bancroft Prize, Boston Massacre, Colonial Williamsburg, Crispus Attucks, Fellowships, Founders Chic, Magna Carta, Maryland, microhistory, New England, New Hampshire, popular culture, Sephardic Jews, Slavery, Smithsonian Institution, Spain, trade, women Leave a comment

Here in the United States, today is Memorial Day, a holiday originally created in the late 1860s to honor the Union Civil War dead, and now a time to commemorate all of America’s war dead. Because it’s also observed as a three-day weekend, we’re bringing you a special Monday holiday edition of The Week in Early American History. On to your morning reading…

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The Week in Early American History

November 23, 2014 By Casey Schmitt in The Week in Early American History Tags: academia, archaeology, Google Books, Job Market, Magna Carta, movies, Native Americans, Slavery, Thanksgiving, twitter, War for Independence, War of 1812 Leave a comment

Whether writing or grading term papers has kept you from all things early American, here’s a quick recap of some of the top news stories of the week(s)!

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