I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Virginian Owen Wister Owen Wister, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (New York: MacMillan …
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Comps Notes: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee …
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Der, Die, Und
This is the 111th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (April 8, 2019 – April 14, 2019): Sunday #WordCloud! University, Environmental, History …
Comps Notes: James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans: A …
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University, Environmental, History
This is the 110th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (April 1, 2019 – April 7, 2019): History, Environmental, Keystone https://t.co/WvcLtsi6IE — …
History, Environmental, Keystone
This is the 109th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (March 25, 2019 – March 31, 2019): What I’m Reading: An Interview …
ITC, Fire, Climate
This is the 108th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (March 18, 2019 – March 24, 2019): Sunday #WordCloud! Moore, Greenpeace, Environmental …
Moore, Greenpeace, Environmental
This is the 107th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (March 11, 2019 – March 17, 2019): In a new #ClimateStrike wave, …
Carbon, Biomass, Environmental
This is the 106th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week. Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (March 4, 2019 – March 10, 2019): COMPOSTING #28: Love Song Dedications …
Comps Notes: Hodgson’s The Myth of American Exceptionalism
I decided to publish my write-ups from my comprehensive exam reading fields. I am publishing them *as is.* Thus they represent my thoughts as a new PhD student. They were written between September 2011 and July 2012. The full collection is accessible here. The Myth of American Exceptionalism Godfrey Hodgson Godfrey Hodgson, The Myth of American Exceptionalism (New Haven: …
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Jessica M. DeWitt: Editing and Consulting 