Hamilton x Hagiography with Shira Lurie Podcast Episode · Material Girls · 08/19/2025 · 1h 15m

I had a blast talking HAMILTON with the good folks at Material Girls - one of my fave podcasts.

Listen here:

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So excited — and grateful to Robert, the whole Center for Civil War Research crew, and to the prize committee!

Come speak with us about at the @oah.org meeting in Chicago.

@alisaplant.bsky.social and I would love to hear your ideas!

History in an Afternoon - LSU Press Series Editor: Cecily N. Zander "History in an Afternoon" aims to be a dynamic series of concise, engaging works of narrative history designed for modern

Hi friends! I'm helming a new series @lsupress.bsky.social -- 'History in an Afternoon'.

Send us your pitches and projects -- we want to help you write great, engaging, narrative books!

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The Journal of the Civil War Era will have a special issue on political economy edited by me, @maggor.bsky.social, Sofia Valeonti & Nicolas Barreyre. I'll post again when the link is up on the Muster, but wanted to get the word out now. See CFP. Submission deadline is April 25. 🗃️

Megan! Tooooooooo kind.

Thanks, as always, for this great work Ben!

#ScholarSunday Thread 214 Published on March 2, 2025

Everything is janky as hell in March 2025, but one thing you can depend on: #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 214th of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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Thank you for all you do, Mark!

Thaddeus Stevens and the Power of the Purse The Radical Republican oversaw federal spending at the dawn of Reconstruction. How did his support for Black equality affect his leadership in the House?

I wrote about Thaddeus Stevens and the power of the purse for @myhnn.bsky.social.

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#ScholarSunday Thread 211 Published on February 9, 2025

It might be Super Bowl Sunday later, but right now it’s #ScholarSunday–so here’s my 211st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please share widely & enjoy, team! 🗃️

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Some Civil War West to start your week!

If you are looking for Wednesday evening plans this week, you can join me for a conversation about my book, The Army under Fire, with the Lincoln Presidential Foundation:

Zoom registration here:
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Thanks so much, Melissa!! 😊

Thanks, Adam!! We can’t wait. Moe especially!

It’s a new year, so it seems as good a time as any to share some exciting news. I’m thrilled to say I’ll be joining the History Department at the University of Wyoming in the fall, coming home to the Mountain West after a decade away.

Moe is ready to be a cowdog.

Hello new followers and friends. I am a historian of the American West during the Civil War era, currently writing about Lincoln and the West for Liveright. I spend most of my time entertaining my border collie, Moe, who would write a history of ball, if he could type.

Thanks to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social for listing An Unholy Traffic as one of the two best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor--and what an honor to share that spot with @cnzander.bsky.social!

You can pick up a copy here: www.amazon.com/Unholy-Traff...

So grateful to Brian Matthew Jordan and Kevin Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social) for including *The Army under Fire* in their lists of the best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor. Even more thrilled to be featured with friends like @rkdcolby86.bsky.social. Check it out!

Cecily N. Zander, "The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era" (LSU Press, 2024) - New Books Network

Back with another podcast, featuring a conversation about my new book, The Army under Fire, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. I had a great time talking to my friend Andrew Graybill about the book and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts:

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Excellent OAH book haul, as well, including @cnzander.bsky.social's exciting new work, John Rodrigue's award-winning Freedom's Crescent, and Justene Hill Edward's excellent book. It was especially cool to get my hands on an early copy of Tony Kaye's Nat Turner bio, finished by Greg Downs.

Thanks so much, Kevin! I really appreciate it!!

LSU Press is running an awesome sale through December 15: 40% new books and old, including pre-orders of my book. I so appreciate anyone who has considered grabbing a copy — and now you can save some coin with code 04ONSALE here:

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Thanks, Ariel!!

A book cover showing Columbia standing over the skeleton of an American soldier.

Hi bluesky friends! My book, The Army under Fire, is now available for pre-order from LSU Press. It will be out on February 14. I'm really proud of it - and so grateful to friends and colleagues who said such nice things about it. I hope you'll consider grabbing a copy.

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Saturday.

I needed a break from work today after feeling a bit low and anyway I made this:

Border Collie with Book

We think this a pretty good pro-Moe for a great book by @shiralurie.bsky.social.

Really excited about teaching both of these courses -- also excited about the posters I made for them.

Alt. title for Research Methods: Bangers Only.

I wrote a book and if you buy it, you will own the book that I wrote - that’s about as good as capitalism gets.

Use code “10LURIE” for 30% off!

https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5978/