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We support the scholars and scholarship of early America, broadly understood to mean the Atlantic World between roughly the 1480s and 1820. We publish the William and Mary Quarterly and a series of award-winning books as well as sponsor conferences & more.

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OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 3d ago

The Omohundro Institute is searching for a tenure-eligible, permanent Editor of the π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦ (π‘Šπ‘€π‘„). πŸ“š πŸ“… Apply by November 24, 2026: bit.ly/4h4IU1R

Editor of William and Mary Quarterly
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last wk.

Marcus P. Nevius reviews Julia Wallace Bernier’s πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘œπ‘šβ€™π‘  πΆπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘¦ in the July 2026 π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦: bit.ly/4AeBwZf Freedom had a priceβ€”and paying it revealed slavery’s brutal market logic. #DemocracyDay #InternationalDayofDemocracy

Freedom's Currency: Slavery, Capitalism, and Self-Purchase in the United States by Julia Wallace Bernier (review by Marcus P. Nevius)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last mo.

Christopher Brown delves into π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑒𝑛 in π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦: vastearly.am/4cDgCss #WilliamWilberforceDay @yalepress.bsky.social | @columbiauniversity.bsky.social

Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by Nicholas Radburn (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last mo.

In the π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, "To and Fro by Canoo and Boat” traces how enslaved workers created the transport canals that connected SC plantations to Charleston and helped launch the colony’s export economy between 1690 & 1740: vastearly.am/4zy3Ntt

β€œTo and Fro by Canoo and Boat”: How Enslaved Workers Created the Transport Canals That Launched South Carolina’s Export Economy, 1690–1740
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last mo.

In π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, David Gellman reviews π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘™π‘œπ‘€ π·π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘™π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑖𝑛 π·π‘’π‘‘π‘β„Ž 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π‘Œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜: vastearly.am/4x9cLM1 @depauwuniversity.bsky.social

The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700–1827 by Michael J. Douma (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last mo.

The recording of our May 12 OI Digital Projects Coffeehouse is available: vastearly.am/4fZ8moU In β€œBenedict Arnold and Memory (a work in progress)", Laura A. Macaluso joins Christine Peffer to discuss 𝑂𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑑 π΄π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘™π‘‘.

OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· last mo.

In the π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, Frances Ramos reviews π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘› π‘Šβ„Žπ‘œ π‘‡β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘€ πΆπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘›: vastearly.am/3TVvbkN @cambridge.org | @casatusf.bsky.social

The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico by Martin Austin Nesvig (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

In π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, L. H. Roper reviews Justin Roberts’ compelling book, πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘™π‘’ πΈπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’: π‘†π‘™π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΈπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦ πΈπ‘›π‘”π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Ž π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘π‘ , 1645–1720: vastearly.am/4bJvpl7 @cambridge.org | @sunynewpaltz.bsky.social

Fragile Empire: Slavery in the Early English Tropics, 1645–1720 by Justin Roberts (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

In π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, Aubrey Lauersdorf reviews Andrew Johnson’s important contribution, πΈπ‘›π‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π΄π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž πΆπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘›π‘Ž: vastearly.am/4fL5sEc

Enslaved Native Americans and the Making of Colonial South Carolina by D. Andrew Johnson (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

In π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, Ryan Hall delves into π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π΄π‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π½π‘œβ„Žπ‘› 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑛 π»π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ, π΄π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘…π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™: vastearly.am/4fNLuap #EarlyAmericanHistory #IndigenousHistory @colgate.edu

Traitor: The Life and Assassination of John Dunn Hunter, American Radical by Andy Doolen (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

Explore the evolving landscape of biography with Craig Thompson Friend in "Men’s Biography in the Age of Microhistory," published in the April 2026 issue of π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦: vastearly.am/4fvkPR6 #EarlyAmericanHistory #Microhistory @ncstate.bsky.social

Men’s Biography in the Age of Microhistory by Craig Thompson Friend
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

In π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦, Matthew F. Schmader reviews David Rex Galindo’s π‘ˆπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π΄π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Žβ€™π‘  πΉπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿ, highlighting its groundbreaking exploration of the Tiguex War through an archaeological lens: vastearly.am/4hyjCJU #VastEarlyAmerica

Uncovering America’s First War: Contact, Conflict, and Coronado’s Expedition to the Rio Grande by Matthew F. Schmader (review)
OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute)@oieahc.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

Exciting new scholarship shines a light on John Dickinson’s efforts to prevent the American Revolution. The upcoming July 2026 π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘š π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘„π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦ reveals previously undiscovered documents that Dickinson sent to David Barclay, Jr. in 1775: vastearly.am/3R48xFT

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