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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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In this episode of the Bookworm, U-M Professor Gregory Dowd joined us to discuss his book "Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier" (Johns Hopkins University…
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, In celebration of Women's History Month, prolific collector Cynthia Motzenbecker shared and discussed historic images of women from her private…
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Few retail sectors have been as thoroughly transformed by the revolution in online commerce as the retail bookstore. The retail storefront dedicated primarily to the sale of printed books (new or…
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In the standard story, the suffrage crusade began in Seneca Falls in 1848 and ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But this overwhelmingly white women's movement did not…
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Access the follow-up resources from this program: https://conta.cc/3bVTh6x In April of 2020, after nearly twenty years of planning, writing, and editing, The History of Cartography Volume Four:…
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Fort Michilimackinac, built by the French in 1715, acquired by the British in 1761 and demolished by them in 1781, has been the site of historical and archaeological research since 1959. In this…
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, Dr. Crystal Webster discusses her book “Beyond the Boundaries of Childhood: African American Children in the Antebellum North,” in conversation…
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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, panelists Art Cohn (Seneca Lake Archaeological Survey – New York) and Stacy Daniels (“The Comedy of Crystal Lake” – Michigan) discuss…
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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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In this episode of the Clements Bookworm, historian Martin Brückner presents ideas from his book The Social Life of Maps in America, 1750-1860 in conversation with Mary Pedley, Assistant Curator…
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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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Historian Aston Gonzalez discusses his book, "Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century" (2020), which studies the lives of black activists…
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The story of the Boston Massacre is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, most accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as…
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Access the follow-up resources from this program: https://conta.cc/39kfglN In April of 2020, after nearly twenty years of planning, writing, and editing, The History of Cartography Volume Four:…
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Access the follow-up resources from this program: https://conta.cc/2PVmKoJ In April of 2020, after nearly twenty years of planning, writing, and editing, The History of Cartography Volume Four:…
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