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Book Review: Identity and War, the Lessons of King Philip’s War

padresteve wrote 4 weeks ago: This is a book review of Jill Lepore’s book “The Name of War: The Name of War: King Philip’s War and … more →

Tags: History, Roger Williams, Russell Weigley, king philip's war, in the name of war king philip's war and the origins of, battle of kosovo 1389, Wampanoag Indians, increase mather, william hubbard

"Nobody Knows Anything" -- Maybe Including Management Consultants

Randy Mayeux wrote 2 months ago: One of the ongoing discussions that I am having, in my own head and with others, is just how reliabl … more →

Tags: Randy's blog entries, Jim Collins, Good To Great, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan, Tom Peters, Robert Waterman, In Search of Excellence, how the mighty fall

Who criticizes the critics?1 comment

oneyearbook wrote 5 months ago: Well, I think I have to blog about this story, because it’s pretty much consuming the lit comm … more →

Tags: Authors, Links, writing, Review, Ayelet Waldman, twitter, Alice Hoffman, roberta silman, Norman Mailer

Excellent Summary of King Phillip's War

Rene Tyree wrote 8 months ago: For my fellow military history graduate students who have before or behind you the excellent course, … more →

Tags: american indians, American Military History, American Military University, King Phillip's War, Mayflower, militia, Pequot War, After the Mayflower, american experience

April 13, 2009 History Buzz: "We Shall Remain" Premieres on PBS

bonniekaryn wrote 8 months ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights April 13, 2009: The Obama … more →

Tags: HNN, History Buzz, Douglas Brinkley, Mark Rudd, Oah, american experience, Frederick Kagan, James Caroll, Richard Beeman

Blindspot Authors at the New York Historical Society

rhjen wrote 9 months ago: Special discount to the New-York Historical Society event! On Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 pm, Jane Kamen … more →

Tags: Events, blindspot, New-York Historical Society, jane kamensky

Inspiration Points: Jill Lepore

Jana wrote 9 months ago: An interesting interview with Jill Lepore about her recent novel, Blindspot, co-written with Jane Ka … more →

Tags: Articles, blindspot, jane kamensky, John Demos

Extended Maternity Leave and Office Morale4 comments

Mama Bee wrote 10 months ago: A few weeks back on The New Yorker website, Jill Lepore answered questions about her article Baby Fo … more →

Tags: Work, Management, Breastfeeding and Pumping, News, Breastfeeding, maternity leave, The New Yorker, FMLA

More on Jill Lepore's Pumping Article1 comment

Mama Bee wrote 10 months ago: Hurrah to Christen Clifford for her Huffington Post piece on Jill Lepore’s pumping article in … more →

Tags: New Baby, Work, Breastfeeding and Pumping, Breastfeeding, Pumping, working mother, Breastpump, Christen Clifford, The New Yorker

The death of newspapers is not the issue

Mediascaper wrote 11 months ago: Is the newspaper on its death bed? Perhaps. But  for Jill Lepore in The New Yorker, the more pertine … more →

Tags: Newspaper Industry, Print Journalism, Out of Print, Newspapers, The New Yorker, stamp act, sedition act, partisan journalism

Writing History Event: a conversation with Jane Kamensky & Jill Lepore

Jana wrote 11 months ago: The Writing History Colloquium and Andrews Society invite you to launch the new semester with a spec … more →

Tags: Announcements, Events, blindspot, jane kamensky, writing, Writing History

Jill Lepore on Breastpumps in The New Yorker2 comments

Mama Bee wrote 11 months ago: Thank you, Kate Harding , for your response in Salon to Jill Lepore’s January 12th New Yorker … more →

Tags: New Baby, Work, Working Mom Blogs, Breastfeeding and Pumping, Breastfeeding, Pumping, working mother, Breastpump, The New Yorker

AHA sessions for writer-historians

Jana wrote 1 year ago: Are you headed to the AHA Conference in January? If so, these sessions might be of particular intere … more →

Tags: Announcements, Events, Aha!, Conference, Deborah Harkness, jane kamensky, jennifer schuessler, John Demos, Jonathan Spence

Where we are

thenewyorkerbookclub wrote 1 year ago: So, what did we talk about this time? We started at the end of the magazine with the book review of … more →

Tags: Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon, Lincoln, ohio voters, Ohio, George Packer, Arianna Huffington, huffington post, race issue, Barack Obama

the right / responsibility of voting2 comments

drinkme wrote 1 year ago: I mentioned that Rich Lowry piece the other day about Sarah Palin’s winks knocking his socks o … more →

Tags: Politics, Culture, obama, palin, Votes, Voting, History, Winks, Smiles

On War and Words

Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: As I finish up my final paper, I’ve gone back to the first book read for my class, ”Stud … more →

Tags: American Military History, Books, King Phillip's War, Military History, U.S. Military History, wig-wags, American History, American Military University, Bancroft Prize

The Name of War

severalfourmany wrote 1 year ago: Sun Aug 31 21:48:37 2008 In her excellent book, The Name of War, Jill Lepore points out that inter-c … more →

Tags: History, Military History

A Correction, a Link, and a Mole and a Rat

twins4reading wrote 1 year ago: It seems that perhaps I should have read the two remaining pages in Chapter 4 before making my bold … more →

Tags: The-Wind-in-the-Willows, Planet of the Apes, Badger, Wind in the Willows, lion king, children's literature, New Yorker, Stuart Little, Thornfield Hall

And so the reading begins... in earnest4 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 1 year ago: Historiography is a wrap. The new class, Studies in U.S. Military History, started yesterday. There … more →

Tags: Allan R. Millett, American Military University, Bancroft Prize, Books, George W. Baer, King Phillip's War, Korean War, Maritime History, Naval History


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