I decided to take an hour or so this morning to stroll through the AHA book exhibit. For those of you who care, here is what happened:
- I bought some books:
- I bumped into Claire Potter, aka, The Tenured Radical. Always a thrill to discuss historians and the public with Claire. She filled me in on this session and gave me a taste of what to expect later this afternoon at “Being a Public Intellectual: Historians and the Public.” I am always inspired by the energy of the Tenured Radical.
- I did not find a lanyard for my name badge.
- Had a great conversation with Kathryn Yahner of Penn State University Press. Check out their new series in Pietist, Moravian, and Anabaptist Studies. I also learned that Scott Rohrer’s book Jacob Green’s Revolution: Radical Religion and Reform in a Revolutionary Age has sold so well that it will be out in paperback very, very soon. Check out our Author’s Corner interview with Scott here and buy that paperback. It’s a great book.
- I was really looking forward to seeing Jonathan Den Hartog’s new book Patriotism and Piety: Federalist Politics and Religious Struggle in the New American Nation, but the University of Virginia Press did not have a copy on display. (I’ll bet someone already bought it, Jonathan!)
- I had a nice chat with the new politics editor at The Atlantic. I can’t tell who this person is until next week.
- I saw this:
I did not see this:
- Took a lot of pictures of books that have been featured in our Author’s Corner Series at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Stay tuned for some posts.
Thanks for the report. Let's hope someone already snatched up the copy. That shouldn't stop dozens of historians from demanding it, though. 🙂
That Jackson Lears book you bought is great. I am teaching it in about a month. Fantastic writing.
Jonathan: I will check again tomorrow or Monday. Did not see it. I will ask Holway. I think you may be correct about the great demand!
Greg: I bought it because I need to do some more background/contextual reading for the ABS project.
John,
Another note, since you mentioned Rohrer's Jacob Green's Revolution. I'm reading the book right now for a review and am really appreciating it. I'm glad it will be coming out in paperback!