My guest this week is Rachel Hope Cleves, author of The Reign of Terror in America and Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America. We talk about some events in her life that prompted her interest in the history of American violence, about LGBT history, and about her current research in Paris.
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American History Untucked is a podcast conversation with American Historians, hosted by Dr. David Silkenat
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
American History Untucked 009 -- Rebecca Onion
My guest this week is Rebecca Onion, author of Slate's The Vault blog and historian of childhood and science.
For those of you who haven't looked at The Vault, here are some of my favorite gems (the latter two of which we discuss in the show):
Snapshots of History
For those of you who haven't looked at The Vault, here are some of my favorite gems (the latter two of which we discuss in the show):
- How Literate Are You by 1918 Standards?
- The Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart
- Where To Find Historical “Redlining” Maps Of Your City
Snapshots of History
Monday, 2 June 2014
American History Untucked 008 -- Lil Fenn
My guest this week is Elizabeth (Lil) Fenn, Associate Professor of History at the University of Colorado - Boulder. We discussed her 2001 book Pox Americana and her new history of the Mandan Indians, Encounters at the Heart of the World. We also discussed her career as an auto mechanic during a hiatus in her academic career.
Monday, 26 May 2014
American History Untucked 007 -- Chris Cameron
My guest for this show is Chris Cameron, assistant professor at the
University of North Carolina - Charlotte. We discussed his
autobiography The Many Lives of Chris Cameron, his research on African American abolitionists (soon to be published as To Plead Our Own Cause: African Americans in Massachusetts and the Making of the Antislavery Movement), and his current research.


Tuesday, 20 May 2014
American History Untucked 006 -- Cathy Wright
My guest for this show is Cathy Wright, the curator of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. We talk about what a curator does, the MOC upcoming merger with the American Civil War Museum, and about her favorite artifact in the collection.
You can listen to our conversation here.
You can listen to our conversation here.
Monday, 12 May 2014
American History Untucked 5 -- Scott Reynolds Nelson
My guest for this show is Scott Reynolds Nelson, author of A Nation of Deadbeats, Steel Drivin' Man, and Iron Confederacies. We talk about the influence his father had on his research, how his approach to writing and research has changed over the years, and about meeting Bruce Springsteen.
You can listen to show here.
You can listen to show here.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
American History Untucked Now on Twitter
I've just set up a Twitter account for the show. Follow us @AHUntucked
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