18th Century

Religious Dissenters as Drivers of Religious Freedom

Review of Stephen J. Stein's "Communities of Dissent." (2003)

May 22 •

US History NOT in a Vacuum

A Review of Jay Sexton's "A Nation Forged by Crisis" (2018)

May 8 •

The Father of Atlantic World Antislavery

Maurice Jackson's "Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism." (2010)

May 5 •

Between the State and the Church in Spain

A Review of William Callahan's "Church, Politics, and Society in Spain, 1750-1874." (1984)

Feb 19 •

A Toast and a Parade! Finding American Nationalism's Origins

A Review of David Waldstreicher's "In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes," (1997)

Feb 18 •

Citizenship - An American Story

Review of James H. Kettner's "The Development of American Citizenship" (1978)

Feb 11 •

Ideology, the American Revolution, and a Bunch of Pamphlets

A Review of Bernard Bailyn's "Ideological Origins of the American Revolution." (1967)

Jan 8 •

English Nationalism as a Foundation of American Nationalism

Thoughts on Max Savelle's "Nationalism and other Loyalties." (1962)

Nov 8, 2024 •

Aquatic Cultural Constellations

A Review of Dawson's "Undercurrents of Power." (2018)

Oct 30, 2024 •

The Paradox of Freedom and Slavery

A Review of Eltis' "The Rise of African Slavery in the Americas

Oct 28, 2024 •

A More Complicated Great Man’s History

A Review of Lynch’s Simon Bolivar: A Life.

Oct 23, 2024 •

Review of Thornton's "Warfare in Atlantic Africa." (1998)

Oct 4, 2024 •

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