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Rachel Petroziello

The Author’s Corner with Michael O’Malley

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 23, 2024

Michael O’Malley is Professor of History at George Mason University. This interview is based on his new book, The Color of Family: History, Race, and the Politics of Ancestry (University of Chicago Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write […]

The Author’s Corner with Mark A. Neels

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 20, 2024

Mark A. Neels is a History Teacher at Chaminade College Preparatory School. This interview is based on his new book, Lincoln’s Conservative Advisor: Attorney General Edward Bates (Southern Illinois University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Lincoln’s Conservative Advisor? […]

The Author’s Corner with Jane E. Calvert

Rachel Petroziello   |  December 2, 2024

Jane E. Calvert is Director and Chief Editor of The John Dickinson Writings Project. This interview is based on her new book, Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Edward B. Davis

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 19, 2024

Edward B. “Ted” Davis is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University and a Fellow of the International Society for Science & Religion. This interview is based on his new book, Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion […]

The Author’s Corner with Gregg Andrews

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 18, 2024

Gregg Andrews is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University. This interview is based on his new book, Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853–1920 (LSU Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Hard Times in an American […]

The Author’s Corner with Derek G. Handley

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 11, 2024

Derek G. Handley is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. This interview is based on his new book, Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement (Penn State University Press, 2024). […]

The Author’s Corner with CJ Martin

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 8, 2024

CJ Martin is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of the Holy Cross. This interview is based on his new book, The Precious Birthright: Black Leaders and the Fight to Vote in Antebellum Rhode […]

The Author’s Corner with Christopher R. Pearl

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 7, 2024

Christopher R. Pearl is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Lycoming College. This interview is based on his new book, Declarations of Independence: Indigenous Resilience, Colonial Rivalries, and the Cost of Revolution (University of Virginia Press, 2024). JF: What led you […]

The Author’s Corner with Peter Roady

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 6, 2024

Peter Roady is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Utah. This interview is based on his new book, The Contest over National Security: FDR, Conservatives, and the Struggle to Claim the Most Powerful Phrase in American Politics (Harvard […]

The Author’s Corner with Zachary Michael Jack

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 5, 2024

Zachary Michael Jack is Professor of English at North Central College. This interview is based on his new book, The Strange Genius of Ignatius Donnelly: The Populist Who Debunked Shakespeare and Found Atlantis (Northern Illinois University Press, 2024). JF: What […]

The Author’s Corner with Justene Hill Edwards

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 4, 2024

Justene Hill Edwards is Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia. This interview is based on her new book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024). JF: What led […]

The Author’s Corner with Donald L. Fixico

Rachel Petroziello   |  November 1, 2024

Donald L. Fixico is Regents and Distinguished Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. This interview is based on his new book, The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State (University of Oklahoma Press, […]

The Author’s Corner with Hunter Price

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 31, 2024

Hunter Price is Associate Professor of History at Western Washington University. This interview is based on his new book, Sacred Capital: Methodism and Settler Colonialism in the Empire of Liberty (University of Virginia Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Matthias André Voigt

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 30, 2024

Matthias André Voigt is Part-Time Lecturer in Modern American History at Free University Berlin. This interview is based on his new book, Reinventing the Warrior: Masculinity in the American Indian Movement, 1968-1973 (University Press of Kansas, 2024). JF: What led […]

The Author’s Corner with David M. Emmons

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 29, 2024

David M. Emmons is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Montana. This interview is based on his new book, History’s Erratics: Irish Catholic Dissidents and the Transformation of American Capitalism, 1870-1930 (University of Illinois Press, 2024). JF: What […]

The Author’s Corner with Ian T. Iverson

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 28, 2024

Ian T. Iverson is Associate Editor of the John Dickinson Writings Project. This interview is based on his new book, Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War (Kent State University Press, […]

The Author’s Corner with Mary Bridges

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 25, 2024

Mary Bridges is an Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. This interview is based on her new book, Dollars and Dominion: US Bankers and the Making of a […]

The Author’s Corner with Donald A. Zinman

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 24, 2024

Donald A. Zinman is Professor of Political Science at Grand Valley State University. This interview is based on his new book, America’s First Wartime Election: James Madison, DeWitt Clinton, and the War of 1812 (University Press of Kansas, 2024). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Timothy Messer-Kruse

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 23, 2024

Timothy Messer-Kruse is Professor in the School of Cultural and Critical Studies at Bowling Green State University. This interview is based on his new book, Slavery’s Fugitives and the Making of the United States Constitution (LSU Press, 2024). JF: What […]

The Author’s Corner with Jonathan Lande

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 22, 2024

Jonathan Lande is Assistant Professor of History at Purdue University. This interview is based on his new book, Freedom Soldiers: The Emancipation of Black Soldiers in Civil War Camps, Courts, and Prisons (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: What led you […]

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