I agree with you. My first book #BlackPowderWhiteLace (19thC Irish community that made du Pont a giant) is associated with Hagley Museum and sold out the first printing. Prestigious presses turned it down. Now, I have a 20th anniversary edition out with a different press.

Cover of book titled black powder white lace. It has a historical photo of a family group.

Can’t ver of a book titled race place and memory that has a historic 1950s photo of a parade float carrying white men dressed as blackface minstrels.

Hello, all. Interdisc #AmericanStudier #publichistorian here. Currently working on #campusHistory projects. Past work includes #RacePlaceandMemory & #BlackPowderWhiteLace. I also post about #highered, #facultyaffairs, #GenEd, #civicengagement, gardens, food, cocktails.