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Reflections on the State in EAR
An interesting precursor to Richard John's literature review in the current JER on the historiography of the state in our period is his "Rethinking American Political History" posted as a reply to James Banner's review of Brown's Strength of a People, 20 years ago in April 1998. You can link to the post
"Spanish Potatoes"
I'm working on colonial and early republic advertisements for runaway servants and apprentices in New Hampshire. Most of the subsribers offered a reward for the return of their servants or apprentices, ranging from one penny to ten or even forty dollars. However, I've also encountered at least a half dozen instances where the reward offered was "1 Spanish Potato" or "3 Spanish Potatoes" (the earliest occuring in 1775, the latest 1815).
An Evidence-Based Review of Academic Web Search Engines (x-h-histbibl)
(Ed. note [PBK]: although the referenced article addresses librarians, its discussion of the effectiveness of academic search engines may be of interest to scholars who rely heavily on them.)
An Evidence-Based Review of Academic Web Search Engines, 2014-2016: Implications for Librarians’ Practice and Research Agenda
Discussion published by Dominique Daniel on Tuesday, April 17, 2018
(En)gendering the Atlantic World - April 20-21, 2018
(En)gendering the Atlantic World
April 20-21, 2018
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