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early American history

The Author’s Corner with Matthew J. Tuininga

Rachel Petroziello   |  February 3, 2025

Matthew J. Tuininga is Professor of Christian Ethics and the History of Christianity at Calvin Theological Seminary. This interview is based on his new book, The Wars of the Lord: The Puritan Conquest of America’s First People (Oxford University Press, […]

The Author’s Corner with Eran A. Zelnik

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 28, 2025

Eran A. Zelnik is a Lecturer in the Department of History at California State University, Chico. This interview is based on his new book, American Laughter, American Fury: Humor and the Making of a White Man’s Democracy, 1750–1850 (Johns Hopkins […]

The Author’s Corner with Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 16, 2025

Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor is Professor of History and Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of California, Davis. This interview is based on her new book, America Under the Hammer: Auctions and the Emergence of Market Values (University […]

The Author’s Corner with Christopher E. Hendricks

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 14, 2025

Christopher E. Hendricks is Professor of History at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus. This interview is based on his new book, The Colonial Towns of Piedmont North Carolina (University of Tennessee Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write The […]

James Kirby Martin, RIP

John Fea   |  January 7, 2025

I met James Kirby Martin once. We both spoke at the Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution in 2009. I did not know him well, but he was always kind to me following that meeting and I have learned […]

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 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 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 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 Andrew Lipman

Rachel Petroziello   |  October 8, 2024

Andrew Lipman is Associate Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University. This interview is based on his new book, Squanto: A Native Odyssey (Yale University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Squanto? AL: Squanto began as an offshoot of […]

The Author’s Corner with Frances Kolb Turnbell

Rachel Petroziello   |  September 3, 2024

Frances Kolb Turnbell is Instructor of History at the University of North Alabama and editor of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly. This interview is based on her new book, Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763–1803 (LSU Press, 2024). JF: What led you […]

The Author’s Corner with Tyson Reeder

Rachel Petroziello   |  August 22, 2024

Tyson Reeder is Assistant Professor of History at Brigham Young University. This interview is based on his new book, Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Michael J. Douma

Rachel Petroziello   |  August 19, 2024

Michael J. Douma is Associate Professor in the McDonough School of Business and Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics at Georgetown University. This interview is based on his new book, The Slow Death of […]

The Author’s Corner with Cara Rogers Stevens

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 7, 2024

Cara Rogers Stevens is Associate Professor of History at Ashland University. This interview is based on her new book, Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery (University Press of Kansas, 2024). JF: What led you to write Thomas Jefferson and the […]

The Author’s Corner with Nathan Perl-Rosenthal

Rachel Petroziello   |  May 28, 2024

Nathan Perl-Rosenthal is Professor of History, French and Italian, and Law at the University of Southern California. This interview is based on his new book, The Age of Revolutions: And the Generations Who Made It (Basic Books, 2024). JF: What […]

The Author’s Corner with Linford D. Fisher, Sheila M. McIntyre, and Julie A. Fisher

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 18, 2024

Linford D. Fisher is Associate Professor of History at Brown University, Sheila M. McIntyre is Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York at Potsdam, and Julie A. Fisher is a historian, educator, and editor. This interview […]

The Author’s Corner with Frank Cogliano

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 17, 2024

Frank Cogliano is Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh. This interview is based on his new book, A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic (Harvard University Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write A Revolutionary Friendship? […]

The Author’s Corner with Steven Peach

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 3, 2024

Steven Peach is Associate Professor of History at Tarleton State University. This interview is based on his new book, Rivers of Power: Creek Political Culture in the Native South, 1750–1815 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

The Author’s Corner with Robert M. Owens

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 7, 2024

Robert M. Owens is Professor of History at Wichita State University. This interview is based on his new book, Killing Over Land: Murder and Diplomacy on the Early American Frontier  (University of Oklahoma Press, 2024). JF: What led you to […]

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