Abby Mullen
@abbymullen.bsky.social
Naval historian, professor at USNA (views are my own), digital historian sometimes.
This is why: www.20k.org/episodes/joh... and www.20k.org/episodes/joh...
John Williams: A Composer’s Life — Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
John Williams has written some of the most famous film scores ever, from Star Wars to Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park . But before the blockbuster success, there was a kid growing up around jazz m...
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Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social · 2w agoWhy does a summer action film about dinosaurs and computer kids and chaos theory have the most moving score that’s ever been written
Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation.
we have some fun 4 July news over at The National Archives! a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence, with an amazing story behind it (privateers! printers! prisoners!) - but also, a find that shows the power and importance of our volunteering and cataloguing projects.
‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship
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My current research project features a number of the Dalton’s crew!! This is awesome!!
Graham Moore@mooregraham.bsky.social · last mo.we have some fun 4 July news over at The National Archives! a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence, with an amazing story behind it (privateers! printers! prisoners!) - but also, a find that shows the power and importance of our volunteering and cataloguing projects.
Could not agree more. There are, ahem, much better books on that topic. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
To Fix a National Character
The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805
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Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · last mo.Nothing annoys me more than walking into a bookstore at the airport and seeing “Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates” by Brian Kilmeade front and center in the history section
I was recently reminded that I wrote something a few years ago that I think is my greatest contribution to the historical discipline: an essay on how to write a good conference paper. So I share it again here with you all. abbymullen.substack.com/p/the-ideal-...
The Ideal Conference Paper
According to me. So, take that under advisement.
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The tributes to Bobby Cox before the game are hitting me right in the feels. He was such an important part of my childhood and I’m sad he’s gone. #ForTheATL
a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong
ALT: a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong
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The Aviation Show@theaviation.show · 3mo agoMovie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, HP, LOTR, Marve
With books by @mpbrown.bsky.social @abbymullen.bsky.social @dannagal.bsky.social @jkosseff.bsky.social and many others not on this app. Also TWO books about cats.
Laura Davulis@davulis.bsky.social · 4mo agoIf you’re at #OAH26, the exhibit hall (3rd floor of the Marriott, behind the registration desk) is open and we’ve got books
I’ve always followed along with @quinnanya.me et al’s #DHmakes but never did it until now. Here’s my slightly wonky data visualization of all the books I read in 2025. White tweed is fiction; gray is non-fiction; December is along the side because the blanket was just getting too long.
Did you know that the North American Society for Oceanic History has book awards for maritime & naval history & archaeology? If your book on a topic in those categories has a 2025 original copyright, you’re probably eligible for consideration for this year. Give me a shout if you want to know more!
Co-sign!
Ryan Cordell@ryancordell.org · last yr.As we all stagger home from vacations & begin working on syllabi in earnest, I’d offer my semesterly recommendation that @wcaleb.org's generic syllabus maker can generate a list of days your class will meet—all you have to do is delete any holidays, etc. from the list wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
I’m not saying the First Barbary War is relevant right now but I’m not NOT saying that, so maybe you should buy my book right now with this excellent sale just to be sure.
Laura Davulis@davulis.bsky.social · last yr.And whatever it is yes we probably have a book on it and yes you can get it 40% off through tomorrow www.press.jhu.edu/books
I missed the official sign off for Brett Bobley, but it would not be illegitimate to say that his work at the NEH got me to the job I’m in today. His faith in a young grad student launched me down a path toward being a real naval historian who does digital stuff. #ThanksBrett
Jennifer Serventi@jenserventi.bsky.social · last yr.*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
*sigh* It's too soon, but on the day of his retirement from public service, I think that it's important to recognize the contributions of Brett Bobley to the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the field. #ThanksBrett for your leadership, your good cheer & your home-baked goods.
Now seems like a pretty unfortunate time to be living in a district whose seat is vacant.
#OTD in 1942, Doris Miller was presented with the Navy Cross by ADM Chester Nimitz for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller was later killed during the Battle of Makin in 1943. The fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier will be named in his honor.
If you’ve ever sat on an NEH review panel (as many of us have), you know how difficult it is to win a grant. It’s an incredibly exacting process, with way too many excellent projects competing for funding. Awardees are scrutinized from every direction, with more rigor than DOGE can even imagine.
Lots of people are hurting today, but I think it’s important to say that the closure of NEH and IMLS is an existential event for #DigitalHumanities #DH
It bears repeating that every one of these "defundings"—each & every one!—is an illegal & unconstitutional usurpation of Congress' exclusive power to determine how the people's money is spent & requires, as a basic matter of constitutional fidelity, the impeachment & removal of everyone involved
🌊🌊🌊 New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊 Check out @abbymullen.bsky.social (USNA)’s rvw of Richard J. King (@sea1971.bsky.social Williams College–Mystic Seaport)’s bk _Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton_ pub 2023 @uchicagopress.bsky.social Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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H-Net Reviews@hnetreviews.bsky.social · last yr.New book review: Mullen on King, Richard J.: _Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton_. University of Chicago Press, 2023. Published by H-Oceans. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20063167
I’m honored to have an essay in this great new volume edited by Paul Kennedy and @evanwilson.bsky.social . Nice to get this in the mail today after a very bad week all around.
Registration for the 2025 McMullen Naval History Symposium is now live! It’s a great conference, it will be a great place to think seriously about the value of history for our armed forces, and it’s free! www.usna.edu/History/Symp...
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