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John Wendt
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Executive Director at Pueblo County Historical Society

PhD from TAMU, Historian of 19c Business in American War and Society.

Forthcoming book: Procuring Victory: The Army Quartermaster and the Economics of Expansion in Nineteenth-Century America
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January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Pre-order my upcoming book Procuring Victory and discover a story of federal fraud, abuse, and accountability.

From the swamps of Florida to hills of Northern Mexico, to the battlefields of Pennsylvania, learn how the U.S. Army stayed supplied across the 19th-Century.

50% off through Jan. 8!
New book in the Studies in Civil-Military Relations series!

Order Procuring Victory by @jwendt001.bsky.social and get 50% off with code: 24NEWYEAR50: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640850/. Hurry, the sale ends on January 8th!

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January 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Excited to announce my book Procuring Victory: The Army Quartermaster and the Economics of Expansion in Nineteenth-Century America is now available for pre-purchase at kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640867/

Coming to your bookshelf Feb. 2026!
Procuring Victory
A groundbreaking study of U.S. Army quartermasters during the wars of the nineteenth century. Historian John Wendt shows how the federal dollars exchanged be...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by John Wendt
Join us in April 2025 for the 1st of 3 events funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social via @sshmedicine.bsky.social The first being hosted by the Uni of Birmingham (UK) and also supported by @fwwsoc.bsky.social A keynote by Brian K. Feltman of @mhptpodcast.bsky.social #milwelfhist #WW1 #FWW
December 20, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I'm very excited to announce my manuscript entitled "A Quartermaster’s Business: American Civil-Military Relations from Market to Warfront, 1835–1866" is now officially under contract with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. A special thank you to @kansasjoyce.bsky.social for her advice and guidance.
November 27, 2024 at 12:51 AM