Boston and the Industrialization of New England, 1807-1850
At the start of the nineteenth century, Boston was at its zenith as a maritime city even as New England was in decline. Many struggling farmers abandoned the area for more promising opportunities to the west. Yet by 1850, New England had been transformed into one of the most industrialized regions in the world. Former agricultural villages had ......
The untold story of how an unlikely Harvard atheist helped resurrect one of America's greatest Puritans Jonathan Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original thinkers. Prior to the mid-twentieth century, however, he was largely unknown to the learned community, except, perhaps, as a preacher of terror due to ......
The untold story of how an unlikely Harvard atheist helped resurrect one of America's greatest Puritans Jonathan Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original thinkers. Prior to the mid-twentieth century, however, he was largely unknown to the learned community, except, perhaps, as a preacher of terror due to ......
How a pioneering manuscript librarian and intellectual uncovered buried records that reshaped America's past As the London-based agent of the US Library of Congress, Ruth Anna Fisher (1886-1975) profoundly shaped the field of US history. Working at the British Museum and Public Record Office between the world wars, she was responsible for ......
How a pioneering manuscript librarian and intellectual uncovered buried records that reshaped America's past As the London-based agent of the US Library of Congress, Ruth Anna Fisher (1886-1975) profoundly shaped the field of US history. Working at the British Museum and Public Record Office between the world wars, she was responsible for ......
Exploring how Black youth are reshaping game design to dismantle stereotypes and spark social change In the early 2000s, digital gaming rose to cultural and economic prominence. Communities of color, however, and especially Black youth, were largely excluded from gaming culture. The rare Black character in games tended to reinforce ......
Exploring how Black youth are reshaping game design to dismantle stereotypes and spark social change In the early 2000s, digital gaming rose to cultural and economic prominence. Communities of color, however, and especially Black youth, were largely excluded from gaming culture. The rare Black character in games tended to reinforce ......
Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth-Century America
Exploring the theological, social, and cultural dimensions of one of America's most ambitious prophetic movements The Shakers' Era of Manifestations ranks among the most astounding events in American religious history. During the 1840s, members of United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing embarked on an audacious project of ......
Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth-Century America
Exploring the theological, social, and cultural dimensions of one of America's most ambitious prophetic movements The Shakers' Era of Manifestations ranks among the most astounding events in American religious history. During the 1840s, members of United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing embarked on an audacious project of ......
