Category: American History

Guest post by Robert C. Post What do Smithsonian curators do? For that matter, what is a curator? The dictionary says a curate is a clergyman, and in a museum a curator cares for artifacts and sees to their interpretation when they are displayed. “Keeper” is the British term, but in the U.S. that word…

Guest post by Duane C. S. Stoltzfus, author of "Pacifists in Chains: The Persecution of Hutterites during the Great War" On a Hutterite colony, meals are served without ceremony—and in a hurry. My introduction to Hutterite dining etiquette came several years ago on the Miller Colony near Choteau, Montana. A bell summoned all of us…

Guest post by Duane C. S. Stoltzfus, author of "Pacifists in Chains: The Persecution of Hutterites during the Great War" On a Hutterite colony, meals are served without ceremony—and in a hurry. My introduction to Hutterite dining etiquette came several years ago on the Miller Colony near Choteau, Montana. A bell summoned all of us…

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

With academic meetings, book launches, and the start of holiday signings, November is a hectic month for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff.  Highlights include an all-day symposium to welcome the publication of The Story Within: Personal Essays on Genetics and Identity along with the annual celebration of University Press Week from November 11 to…

We know there's tons to do at this year's meeting of the Southern Historical Association, and that many more of you would have liked to attend than were able. While we can't reproduce all the great sessions and formal and informal networking that is and will be going on in St. Louis throughout the weekend,…

Special Discount! Enter code HDPD at checkout to receive a 30% discount on all books featured in this blog post. News and Notes / Praise and Reviews Midday with Dan Rodricks hosted Marian Moser Jones, author of The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal. Janine Barchas, author of Matters of Fact…

Guest post by Joseph November The debate over health care has shut down the federal government, but one thing both parties seem to agree upon is that investing in information technology offers a way to better, cheaper medicine for Americans. In a 2009 op-ed piece titled “How to Take American Health Care From Worst to…

October continues a lively fall season for JHU Press authors, editors, and staff. One notable three-day stretch includes the launch of Michael Olesker’s new book, Front Stoops in the Fifties, at Baltimore’s Pratt Library on October 21; a stellar gathering at JHU/SAIS in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the publication of ZBIG: The Strategy and Statecraft…

News and Notes Take a peak inside our latest Political Science Catalog, covering International Relations, Democracy Studies, Security Studies, and American Politics. Charles Rzepka, author of Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard, wrote a moving eulogy honoring the late author, who passed away last month. Michelle Ann Abate, author of Bloody Murder: The Homicide…