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Lynn Endowed Chair of History at Baylor | Forthcoming book on US diplomacy during American Revolution with Cornell University Press

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 1

*Entangled Alliances* is available for PRE-ORDER from @cornellupress.bsky.social 📚

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Entangled Alliances by Ronald Angelo Johnson | Paperback | Cornell University Press

Entangled Alliances is a reinterpretation of the American Revolution through analysis of diplomacy in the emerging United States during decades of hemispheric transformation. Ronald Angelo Johnson bri...

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Spent the morning of PUBLICATION DAY talking with @econroykrutz.bsky.social, the best book series editor EVER about *Entangled Alliances*. Proud to be a part of @cornellupress.bsky.social The United States in the World series. Our conversation about the book is coming soon! 📚🎙️

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the official PUBLICATION DAY for *Entangled Alliances* from @cornellupress.bsky.social!!! Save on your copy of the book with the QR code and discount code. 📚

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Baylor University @baylor.bsky.social · 1d

After eight years and almost 400 episodes, Baylor Connections has expanded — now offering both audio and video formats!

Check out the first three episodes now, on Baylor's YouTube or your favorite podcast app:

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Baylor Connections returns -- in a new video format

Baylor is filled with great stories to tell, and for the last eight years, Baylor Connections has been a key place where Bears share their stories in their own voices. After nearly 400 audio…

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Delivering the 2025 Emeritus Professors Endowed Lecture was an extraordinary experience! The crowd was engaged. The students & faculty asked brilliant, probing questions about my new book with @cornellupress.bsky.social. 📚

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 6d

This Friday! Delivering Emeritus Professors Endowed Lecture & sharing a bit of my new book with @cornellupress.bsky.social. 📚🎙️

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 8d

When your JER co-editor buys & hypes your book. Thank you, @johannneem.bsky.social! 🙏🏾

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 11d

Look forward to talking about #America250 & US history later this week as part of the Emeritus Professors Endowed Lecture series.

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 13d

Hope everyone’s reaction to the book is as enthusiastic as your adorable assistant 😊🐶

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you 🙏🏾

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 29d

IT’S A REAL BOOK!!! My copy of ENTANGLED ALLIANCES arrived from @cornellupress.bsky.social! 📚

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today, my @baylor.bsky.social US History seminar dives headlong into this marvelous book by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 📚

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Everyone should have a friend like @econroykrutz.bsky.social! 🙏🏾📚

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thrilled to talk about my new book ENTANGLED ALLIANCES with @cornellupress.bsky.social on the Declaration of Independence 250 year’s podcast. Take a listen! 📚🎙️
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Haiti and the Origins of American Diplomacy in the Declaration of Independence

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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Delighted to have Rhondda R. Thomas join ou US History seminar today to talk with amazing @baylor.bsky.social students about her wonderful book Claiming Exodus. 📚 Grace. Brilliance. Power. 🙏🏾

Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you 🙏🏾

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · Sep 7

Let’s kick off a new semester & season with my 240th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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