Early American Republic

Religious Dissenters as Drivers of Religious Freedom

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

May 22 •

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 •

A Saga of the Sister Republics

A Review of Caitlin Fitz's "Our Sister Republics"

Feb 6 •

Great Achievement and Great Failure

Review of Thomas's "The Liberator." (1963)

Nov 1, 2024 •

“Symbols can make abstract ideals concrete.”

Review of Ward's "Andrew Jackson Symbol for an Age" (

Oct 4, 2024 •

Review of Goodman's "Towards a Christian Republic." (1988)

Paul Goodman, Towards a Christian Republic: Antimasonry and the Great Transition in New England (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988)

Sep 2, 2024 •

Review of Gary Nash's "Forgotten Fifth." (2006)

Jul 11, 2024 •

Review of edited collection "A Fire Bell in the Past, Volume I" (2021)

Jul 10, 2024 •

Review of Julius Scott's "The Common Wind." (2018)

Jun 6, 2024 •

Review of Lamin Sanneh's "Abolitionists Abroad." (1999)

Lamin Sanneh, Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999), pgs.

Jun 5, 2024 •

Review of Daniel Rasmussen's "American Uprising" (2011)

Daniel Rasmussen, American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt (New York: Harper, 2011), pgs.

May 30, 2024 •

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