Richard Bell
@rickbell.bsky.social
Historian. Writer. Part-time American. Richard-Bell.com
Proud Dad Moment: playing pool basketball, my 10 yr old daughter calls out the flagrant flopping of another player by yelling “You’ll never make it big on Broadway!!”
Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection?
Congratulations to the finalists. I've only had a chance to read @rickbell.bsky.social's book and it is fantastic. 🗃️ #booksky
The most appropriate place for the England-France 3rd place game would be Pittsburgh. #iykyk #VastEarlyAmerica #FIFAWorldCup
During the first installment of NY1’s new exclusive series, “Out of Office with the Mayor,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani and members of his staff showed off their soccer skills on the Gracie Mansion lawn — where the mayor has been hosting pickup soccer matches with New Yorkers.
Happy 4th! If you're having trouble keeping up with the new books on the Revolution, I highlighted some recent favorites (including @rickbell.bsky.social, @frankcogliano.bsky.social, @johngmarks.com, & others) as well as interviewed Sarah Pearsall about her new synthesis. youtu.be/gHsXw51UmsQ?...
America's 250th Anniversary Starts With These Essential History Books
YouTube video by Benjamin Park, Historian
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Just learned that diners were designed and named after the dining car on trains and this never occurred to me despite some of them literally being train cars and being named “this is a pretend train you are eating in”
America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital
Wow! Yes, please check out my new course about The Declaration of Independence on The Great Courses!
Kevin Manzel@kevinmanzel.bsky.social · 2mo ago“As a 50-yr teacher of US history and government, I have taught the Declaration of Independence hundreds of times. I learned new ideas from this course that I wish I had taught.” High praise for @rickbell.bsky.social and his new Great Course.
#skystorians : what are you essential recs for books and articles, classic and fresh takes, on any of these US Survey tentpoles: 1. Andrew Jackson 2. Native Expulsion 3. Transportation Revolution 4. Information Revolution (post offices, Penny press, telegraph etc) I need your help!!!!
I am absolutely locked in on @rickbell.bsky.social’s new Great course on the Declaration of Independence. Dramatic, poignant, unflinching, and playing it both backward and forward, it is nothing short of a revelation. You think you know the story until he tells it.
And please go find and read his book as I’m about to: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752265...
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by Richard Bell: 9780593719510 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium. Giddy, rollicking, and bold.” —Ilyon Woo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife "Accessible and impassioned...
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Just heard a stirring live talk online by @rickbell.bsky.social on the Decl of Independence @250 and American Revolution. Love that he introduced me to this French statesman and his secret efforts to aid the Revolutionaries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes - Wikipedia
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I had a great time interviewing @rickbell.bsky.social for the latest episode of @bfworld.bsky.social about his new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. #America250 #podcasts #Revolution250 #VastEarlyAmerica benfranklinsworld.com/episode-438-...
Episode 438: Rick Bell, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Discover the American Revolution's global history with Rick Bell, from Spain's Florida campaign to Australia's founding.
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An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/aut... @riverheadbooks.bsky.social @rickbell.bsky.social #booksky
Authors on Audio: Richard Bell | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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Bonheur restaurant review: £1,122 for two — we’ve just eaten a mini-break
Bonheur restaurant review: £1,122 for two — we’ve just eaten a mini-break
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Today’s laundromat reading: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by Richard Bell @rickbell.bsky.social.
This interview was a delightful one, and I was so glad to talk with @rickbell.bsky.social about how he works. Plus, the book is excellent!
Drafting the Past@draftingthepast.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhat a pleasure to talk to @rickbell.bsky.social about THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD (@riverheadbooks.bsky.social). Hear how he thought about structure and character in a book of such scope--and how it all started in bars and nursing homes. tinyurl.com/rickbell #writinghistory 🗃️
Great visit with WGN Anchors in Chicago this morning to talk about my new book, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD
'The American Revolution and the Fate of the World'
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Huzzah for @rickbell.bsky.social's fabulous book getting its shine in New Republic! newrepublic.com/article/2027...
What the American Revolution Owes the Rest of the World
Historian Richard Bell’s new book traces a global upheaval stretching from Philadelphia and London to Freetown and Madras.
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Some lovely coverage from UMD on my new book:
Rethinking the American Revolution as a Global Conflict | College of Arts and Humanities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
Ahoy Frank and thanks!!
Frank Van Haste@vanhaste.com · 7mo agoAhoy, @rickbell.bsky.social, I just finished your "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World"; it's outstanding! Like you walk with us along the brightly lit path of Revolutionary history but pause to shine your light down dim side-roads and explain to us what lies down there. 1/2
