Category: American History

The as-of yet unnamed son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entered the world on July 22, 2013. Should Americans care?

Guest post by Daniel Kilbride Clearly, a lot of them do. News of the Royal Birth was the lede on talk radio, newspapers, and cable news stations. None of the other roughly 362,000 births that took place on that day received even a fraction of the attention lavished on the son of William and Kate.…

The as-of yet unnamed son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entered the world on July 22, 2013. Should Americans care?

Guest post by Daniel Kilbride Clearly, a lot of them do. News of the Royal Birth was the lede on talk radio, newspapers, and cable news stations. None of the other roughly 362,000 births that took place on that day received even a fraction of the attention lavished on the son of William and Kate.…

On whether Lincoln ordered an attack on the retreating Lee

Guest post by Michael Burlingame When news reached Washington that Lee was defeated and withdrawing from Gettysburg, Lincoln believed that General George G. Meade could deliver the coup de grâce to the Army of Northern Virginia before it escaped across the Potomac. According to presidential secretary John Hay, Lincoln “watched the progress of the Army…

On whether Lincoln ordered an attack on the retreating Lee

Guest post by Michael Burlingame When news reached Washington that Lee was defeated and withdrawing from Gettysburg, Lincoln believed that General George G. Meade could deliver the coup de grâce to the Army of Northern Virginia before it escaped across the Potomac. According to presidential secretary John Hay, Lincoln “watched the progress of the Army…

The underlying truth in a staged image by a Gettysburg photographer

Guest post by Ronald S. Coddington It is an undeniable fact that Alexander Gardner staged “Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter,” one of the best-known photographs of Gettysburg. The brilliant pioneer photojournalist is responsible for misleading us into believing that a Confederate sharpshooter was mortally wounded, and, moreover, that the fatally injured rebel calmly placed his…

Kicking off a sizzling summer of book talks, interviews, and more from JHU Press

Summer's here but that doesn't mean our staff and authors are all at the beach. Here's what's hot with the JHU Press this July. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11-14 July 2013 JHU Press exhibit — Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, NM Conference details; JHU Press science & math catalog ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 July 2013,…