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2022 May 5 - Bookworm #43 "The Importance of Companion Animals to U.S. Civil War Soldiers," Author Conversation with Marcy Sacks

In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Historian Marcy S. Sacks discusses her research examining the role of pets and other domesticated animals in helping U.S. Civil War soldiers both endure the…

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2021 September 17, Bookworm #35 – The Hacke ‘Pirate’ Atlas (Chet Van Duzer & Danny Zborover)

In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Past Fellows Chet Van Duzer and Danny Zborover discuss their research on the Clements Library's Hacke Atlas—a late 17th century manuscript atlas…

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2021 April 16, Bookworm #30 – Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution (Sarah Swedberg)

In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, historian Sarah Swedberg (2019 Peckham Fellow) converses with Jayne Ptolemy (Assistant Curator of Manuscripts) about Swedberg’s book “Liberty and…

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2020 June 26, Bookworm #14 – The Alchemy of Slavery: Human Bondage and Emancipation in the Illinois Country (M. Scott Heerman)

In this episode of the Bookworm, past Clements fellow M. Scott Heerman discusses the research behind his book The Alchemy of Slavery: Human Bondage and Emancipation in the Illinois Country,…

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2021 February 19, Bookworm #28 – “Framing Identity,” Representations of Empowerment and Resilience in the Black Experience (Samantha Hill)

This episode of the Clements Bookworm focuses on early photography of African Americans and the new online exhibit "Framing Identity: Representations of Empowerment and Resilience in the Black…

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2020 August 28, Bookworm #22 – French and Native Americans in Early Detroit, Fellow Spotlight with Guillaume Teasdale & Andrew Sturtevant

In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists are past Clements fellows Guillaume Teasdale (University of Windsor) & Andrew Sturtevant (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) in conversation…

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