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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 1h

Not every ship trapped in the ice sank; the famous example is the Belgica, which spent the winter trapped in the ice, freed by summer weather/dynamite. The Resolute was trapped and abandoned on the Arctic, then recovered. The Fram was designed to be trapped in the ice intentionally

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3h

Ahem

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 4h

Oh there are so many good ones, but I think it would actually have to be this dark horse.
www.smithsonianstore.com/apollo-to-th...

Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects

Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects features striking photographs, gripping graphics, and engaging stories. Fifty key artifacts from the Smithsonian's archives tell the story of NASA's Apollo ...

www.smithsonianstore.com

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 25d

There is still time to review a book this Fall semester! Check out some of the awesome new titles that I have available for review. Pass it on! #envhist #envhum #energy #aghist #ecocrit #conservation #sustatinability #envtech #water #naturewriting
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Books Available to review for H-Environment

Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at [email protected] for DM me at @farso...

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 9h

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 11h

Hear a brief excerpt of a terrible interview I gave to NPR. Kudos to the journalist for making me sound somewhat cohesive.

www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

www.npr.org

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Rutgers History Department @ruhistorydept.bsky.social · 10d

Check out this Q&A with Rutgers History prof Jack Bouchard about his forthcoming book, “Terra Nova: Food, Water, and Work in an Early Atlantic World” (@yalepress, 2025) #Rutgers

history.rutgers.edu/news-events/...

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 2d

7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:

1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 2d

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 2d

1000 reviews organised! that's an incredible contribution to the field.

Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

I am please to announce that this is the 1000th review that I have facilitated for H-Environment! Thank you so much to all of the reviewers who make this position such a pleasure! #envhist #envhum #ecrocrit #envphil #aghist #oceanhist #conservation #sustainability #plantstudies #animalhist #energy 🏞️

Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Check out Jack Bouchard's review of "Oceanic Japan: The Archipelago in Pacific and Global History," edited by Stefan Huebner, Nadin Heé, Ian J. Miller, and William M. Tsutsui, published in 2024 by University of Hawai'i Press; now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 2d

A new museum dedicated to the life of Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton has opened in his native Kildare.

Among the features at the Shackleton Experience is the actual cabin in which he died in 1922.

http://jrnl.ie/6840929

New museum dedicated to Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Co Kildare

The museum dedicated to Shackleton’s adventures is located in Athy Town Hall.

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 2d

New article just published from the ‘Queer Northern Ireland: Sexuality before Liberation’ project. Charlie lays out in brilliant (and often depressing) depth how the complex forces of psychiatry and religion shaped the responses to male homosexuality in the decades after WWII.

Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 2d

“I knew that homosexuality was a sin - I didn’t want to be homosexual. I went to my G.P and said I had read Freud’s book on dreams, that I suffered from homosexuality, and that I would like to change.”

My new article now out in Irish Historical Studies:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990 | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core

Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990

www.cambridge.org

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Check out Patrick Meehan's review of Annette Kehnel's "The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability,' published in 2024 by Brandeis University Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #sustainablity #envhum
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

@ashrouten.com probably knows someone

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Environment and History, White Horse Press @eandhwhp.bsky.social · 3d

Issue 31.4 of Environment and History is out now! This special issue entitled "Dam Scientists: The limits of scientific knowledge and environmentalism" features 6 research articles, 2 snapshots, and 3 book reviews. Read online here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/31... #envhist🗃️

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Rebecca Charbonneau @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 We’re hiring a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellow in history of science/STS to join my team at the American Institute of Physics! If you're looking for a fellowship opportunity in the history of the physical sciences post-1850, please see our ad for more details: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Recruitment

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

I am please to announce that this is the 1000th review that I have facilitated for H-Environment! Thank you so much to all of the reviewers who make this position such a pleasure! #envhist #envhum #ecrocrit #envphil #aghist #oceanhist #conservation #sustainability #plantstudies #animalhist #energy 🏞️

Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Check out Jack Bouchard's review of "Oceanic Japan: The Archipelago in Pacific and Global History," edited by Stefan Huebner, Nadin Heé, Ian J. Miller, and William M. Tsutsui, published in 2024 by University of Hawai'i Press; now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

www.h-net.org

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Check out Jack Bouchard's review of "Oceanic Japan: The Archipelago in Pacific and Global History," edited by Stefan Huebner, Nadin Heé, Ian J. Miller, and William M. Tsutsui, published in 2024 by University of Hawai'i Press; now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

www.h-net.org

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Science Magazine @science.org · 4d

DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio. https://scim.ag/4791YqA

Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved

DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 11d

UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...

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JSTOR Daily @jstordaily.bsky.social · 5d

Painters of the Hudson River School understood what was happening to North American forests in the nineteenth century, and they didn’t like it. https://bit.ly/42tM7Ag

The Art of Deforestation - JSTOR Daily

Landscape paintings show how quickly American forests changed in the early nineteenth century—and the mixed feelings people had about that change.

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 6d

#scuba

Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @inverting-vision.bsky.social & @jstordaily.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Arthur C. Clarke’s Scuba Adventures and Ocean Frontiers - JSTOR Daily

Clarke’s interest in oceanic exploration in the 1950s was, like his undersea fiction, often neglected by an audience focused on the race for outer space.

daily.jstor.org

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MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · 4d

Please mark your diaries for an online workshop on the history of glaciology and polar science in Asia. *(Melting) Ice* - 17 Nov 2025. Attendance is free, but please register for the event.

blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/1...
#histstm #histsci

Online Workshop: (Melting) Ice. 17 November 2025

Jointly with the JRRI and the MCI: Second event in our Manchester Workshop Series on Natural Archives and the History of Science in Asia. 17 November 2025, 2-4:30pm

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 11d

Our 70% Off Sale is live! 📚

Save on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects until October 31. Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off

#ReadUP

Graphic reads "Annual Sale. 70% Off. October 1-31"

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Daniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 4d

Check out Magdalena Gil's review of María de los Ángeles Picone's "Landscaping Patagonia: Spatial History and Nation-Making in Chile and Argentina," published in 2025 by @uncpress.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #landscape
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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