On this day in US history (1784), John Wesley chartered the first Methodist church in the United States. For more on how Wesleyan Methodism developed in the long nineteenth century, why not check out this OPEN ACCESS article by @randalljstephens.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On this day in US history (1849) - James K. Polk became the first sitting president to have his photograph taken - find out more about Polk in these ANCH articles by Scott Stephan and W. Dusinberre: Stephan: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Dusinberre: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out the latest issue of American Nineteenth Century History www.tandfonline.com/toc/fanc20/c...

Today is the anniversary of the start of the California Gold Rush back in 1848, so why not check out an article from our online archives, which explores the development of race relations during this crucial turning point in California's history? www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Looking for a New Year's Resolution? Look no further - how about reading an article a month from 'American Nineteenth Century History'? Simple, achievable and effective! 🇺🇸💡📚 www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...

Our 2025 ANCH journal prize goes to the exceptional @aishadjelid.bsky.social and her article on slavery and forced intimacy, which has now reached a simply staggering 82,000 VIEWS! Amazing work 🥳 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our 2025 ANCH journal prize goes to the exceptional @aishadjelid.bsky.social and her article on slavery and forced intimacy, which has now reached a simply staggering 82,000 VIEWS! Amazing work 🥳 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out our multi-expert review of "The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920," by @profmsinha.bsky.social Manisha Sinha www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are excited to reveal another new article in ANCH, available now ahead of print via our website. In it, Isaiah Sterrett (Boston College) explores how young Northerners maintained a sense of morality and self amidst the maelstrom of the Civil War. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are excited to reveal another new article in ANCH, available now ahead of print via our website. In it, Isaiah Sterrett (Boston College) explores how young Northerners maintained a sense of morality and self amidst the maelstrom of the Civil War. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thrilled to have this roundtable on @profmsinha.bsky.social's (most recent!) hugely significant book. As ever, if you're interested in submitting to @anchistjournal.bsky.social - whether a research essay, historiographical or methodological piece, or perhaps a review roundtable - drop us a line!

Fascinating new article in ANCH, available online ahead of print. K. Howell Keiser Jr. (University of Florida, Gainesville) explores mid-nineteenth century US efforts to reopen the African slave trade: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just a reminder, as November reaches its midpoint, there's plenty of innovative US history to enjoy in our latest issue!

The latest issue of American Nineteenth Century History has just dropped online - the perfect thing to fill that awkward gap between Halloween and Thanksgiving! 🎃 🦃 🇺🇸 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fanc20/c...

Are you fascinated by the US Civil War era? If so, we have a number of fantastic ahead-of-print articles available now on our website, bringing fresh light to this complex and always resonant conflict - www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...

Our latest article is now available ahead of print! In it, Sean A. Scott explores the contested nature of loyalty to both church and state during the Civil War - find out more on our website 📚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thrilled to see my research published in @anchistjournal.bsky.social! 'Enslaved women were not only violent in their interactions with Southern overseers through avenues of assault, homicide, and attempted murder, they were also armed.' You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hot on the heels of the latest issue of ANCH comes a TRIPLE drop of new articles available ahead of print on our website.

In 2014, I wrote an article about the Scourged Back photo for @anchistjournal.bsky.social which has generated more public interest than nearly anything I've written. The erasure of this image, which remains as powerful today and when it was taken, horrifies me. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The latest issue of "American Nineteenth Century History" is now out! 🙌 This special issue's focus is "Universities and Slavery," it is edited by Benedict Carton & Natalie Zacek, and features contributions from Chana Kai Lee, George D. Oberle III & Wendi N. Manuel-Scott

The latest issue of "American Nineteenth Century History" is now out! 🙌 This special issue's focus is "Universities and Slavery," it is edited by Benedict Carton & Natalie Zacek, and features contributions from Chana Kai Lee, George D. Oberle III & Wendi N. Manuel-Scott

Delighted to see this important special edition of @anchistjournal.bsky.social "Universities and Slavery" out now, edited by Benedict Carton & Natalie Zacek, and featuring contributions from Chana Kai Lee, George D. Oberle III, Wendi N. Manuel-Scott

@branchuk.bsky.social @anchistjournal.bsky.social BrANCH/BGEAH conference looking real now. Who doesn't love putting name tags into plastic wallets and lanyards. Rock n roll...

As summer comes to an end, why not try out our most-read paper of 2025 so far. It's OPEN ACCESS, so no subscription necessary... Gettysburg and American history: the Peter J. Parish Memorial Lecture by Adam I. P. Smith www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This summer, why not try out our most-read papers? Our second most-read paper of 2025 so far is OPEN ACCESS: The price of knowledge: universities and slavery in Anglo-American perspective by Natalie Zacek www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

NEW ARTICLE: April Haynes assesses the historiography of nineteenth-century movements for women's rights in a recent article for ANCH: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thrilled to publish this article on queer heritage in the 19th Century and beyond

NEW ARTICLE: @jimdowns.bsky.social explores the fascinating history of queer history in a recent article for ANCH: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This summer, why not try out our most-read papers? Our third most read paper in 2025 so far is OPEN ACCESS: From Brazil to Brattle street: the transnational history of emperor Dom Pedro II’s dinner with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Stefan Aguirre Quiroga www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE: Looking for some summer reading? 📚 Why not try this fascinating article by Bill L. Smith on the weaponization of canines by enslavers in the antebellum American South and the manner in which abolitionists used reports of canine attacks in their fight against slavery... 📘📗📕

Applications still open for this exciting opportunity. Happy to take questions via DM or email.

NEW ARTICLE: Professor Chana Kai Lee (@universityofga.bsky.social‬) explores evidence, both seen and unseen, about this reality for unfree laborers at the University of Georgia before the Civil War: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Exciting news - the journal is looking for a new book review editor or editors! For details of the role and how to apply, visit the journal website at: www.branch.org.uk/anch Deadline: 28 July 2025 📚✒️

For those who could not hear this address in person, here is the published version. Thank you for the amazing editors and team at American Nineteenth Century History and BrANCH!

An innovative NEW PAPER in ANCH. @hngreen.bsky.social, James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College, calls for a new subfield in Civil War memory studies, focusing on the experiences, traditions, and community practices of African Americans. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Many congratulations to @aishadjelid.bsky.social – whose recent article for ANCH has been shortlisted for the @royalhistsoc.org Early Career Article Prize 2025 🥳. Fingers crossed for July! 🤞 Read it now for free on our website – OPEN ACCESS. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to see my article published in @anchistjournal.bsky.social has been shortlisted alongside some amazing scholarship!

In this OPEN ACCESS article by Brianna Cheng, the often discrete histories of sexuality, US imperialism and Asian-Americans are brought together to help better understand the anti-Chinese movement in the late-C19th United States. Read and share, free of charge: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this OPEN ACCESS article by Lewis Kimberley, which re-assesses the Memphis Massacre of 1866, bringing new light to the impact of individual and collective loyalties www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fascinating OPEN ACCESS article by @aishadjelid.bsky.social in ANCH on forced reproduction in the antebellum South, filling an important gap in the historiography of American slavery - read and share free of charge using this link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @branchuk.bsky.social

Why not check out Benedict Carton and George D. Oberle III's latest article for ANCH, exploring the relationship between slavery and US universities, via George Mason #blackhistory #AmericanHistory www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hot off the presses - and OPEN ACCESS - this article considers the different ways that English and American universities have uncovered, publicised, and responded to their historical connections to transatlantic slavery - please share 📚 🎓 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

OPEN ACCESS article from 2024: Callum Arthurs highlights avenues of future study of US southern elites by delving into discourses of gentility, medievalism, and masculinity: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #americanhistory #history

Excited to share a new open access piece in ANCH by Professor Adam Smith of @raioxford.bsky.social on Gettysburg and American history #Gettysburg #CivilWar #AmericanHistory www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to share a new open access piece in ANCH by Professor Adam Smith of @raioxford.bsky.social on Gettysburg and American history #Gettysburg #CivilWar #AmericanHistory www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....