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joshrgreenberg, 1 month ago to history

It is the anniversary of Lee's surrender to Grant and today's bank note from 1861 is addressed from Appomattox Courthouse. It features a crude, but effective vignette of blacksmiths at work. Appomattox Savings Bank at Pamplin's Depot, VA, $2, October 1, 1861. #history #histodons #banknotesandshinplasters

joshrgreenberg, 2 months ago to history

Penn Press is having a flash sale. 50% off all books today including my Bank Notes and Shinplasters. Use code FOUNDERSDAY24. #history #histodons https://www.pennpress.org/9780812252248/bank-notes-and-shinplasters/

joshrgreenberg, 3 months ago to history

Did you know that #Commonplace publishes reviews and review essays? Do you or someone you know have a book/DH project/play/exhibit/video game that you are interested in reviewing? Please reach out to me with a pitch or a request for a review copy. #history #histodons #dh https://commonplace.online/reviews/

joshrgreenberg, 3 months ago to history

The rain has finally ended here in Pasadena, so today's #banknotesandshinplasters includes a mythological vignette of Proserpina, Liberty, and Ceres heading toward a rising sun. It comes from the questionable Arlington Bank, Washington, DC, $5, 185-. #history #histodons

joshrgreenberg, 3 months ago to history

It is the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and a good time to read John Garcia's 2016 article in #Commonplace. It remains a timely look at race, history, and popular culture in the era of the U.S.-Mexican War. #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/print-culture-and-popular-history-in-the-era-of-the-u-s-mexican-war/

joshrgreenberg, 4 months ago to history

I just learned that it is National Handwriting Day. For those who celebrate, it is a great time to check out this 2016 #Commonplace piece by Hilary Wyss on 18th century letter-writing and Native American communities in New England. #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/eighteenth-century-letter-writing/

joshrgreenberg, 4 months ago to history

It is with a heavy heart that I announce today's new article by Edward Gray on Commonplace. Ed unexpectedly passed away last month just after finishing the piece that ties together his recent book on the Mason-Dixon line with Pynchon's novel on the subject. #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/mason-dixon-lines/

joshrgreenberg, 4 months ago to history

Are you going to be in NYC before March 24 and are interested in doing an exhibit review for #Commonplace? I am looking for someone to review "Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North" at the American Folk Art Museum. Let me know and please circulate this call to anyone who you think might be interested. #history #histodons #art #museums https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/unnamed-figures/

joshrgreenberg, 4 months ago to history

What was the most viewed new #Commonplace article of 2023? It was Annabel LaBrecque's "Saline Survivance: The Life of Salt and the Limits of Colonization in the Southwest", a fascinating look at salt and Native American resistance in the borderlands. (July 2023) #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/saline-survivance/

joshrgreenberg, 6 months ago to history

Did you know that we accept rolling submissions at #Commonplace on anything related to early American history to 1900? Do you have a review or short piece (2000-3000 words) without a home? Do you just want to throw out a pitch and see what happens? Reach out: #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/submissions/

joshrgreenberg, 7 months ago to history

It is World Teachers Day, so be kind to your teachers today and if you are looking for some articles on early American history and literature teaching and pedagogy, check out this collection of pieces on Commonplace: #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/teach/

joshrgreenberg, 7 months ago to history

My calendar tells me it is World Animal Day, so let's celebrate with a warning from an antebellum bank note. It features a vignette of a polar bear attacking some men in a rowboat. Continental Bank, Boston, MA, $3, Oct, 18--. #history #histodons

joshrgreenberg, 8 months ago to history

Newly published on Commonplace, Robert A. Gross explores an obscure collection of bound pamphlets revealing intriguing insights into Freemasonry, the Anti-Masonry movement and New England political culture in the early republic. Check it out here: #history #histodons https://commonplace.online/article/fighting-words/

joshrgreenberg, 8 months ago to history

Since #Commonplace doesn't have an account, I will be reposting for them: It is the time to check out the new article by Allyson LaForge on #Commonplace ! She tells how we can use community-engaged methodologies to recover histories of Indigenous material culture. Check it out at: https://commonplace.online/article/tracing-material-culture-histories/ #history #histodons

joshrgreenberg, 9 months ago to history

Did you know #Commonplace accepts submissions on a rolling basis? We seek a diverse range of articles that analyze #VastEarlyAmerica before 1900. Learn more about our process here: #histodons #history http://commonplace.online/article/submissions/

joshrgreenberg, 10 months ago to history

Today's amazing find on #banknotesandshinplasters is a War of 1812 municipal shinplaster from Schenectady with anti-slavery text including: "MAY FREE MEN BE MEN" "AND ALL MEN BE FREE" as well as "NO SLAVERY" along the border. City of Schenectady, NY, $.06 1/4, November 5, 1814. #history #histodons

joshrgreenberg, 10 months ago to history

We have a great new piece up today at #Commonplace by Annabel LaBrecque about the role of salt in the colonization and resistance to colonization in the Southwest. Check it out: #histodons http://commonplace.online/article/saline-survivance/ #history