This one's a bit old and good chance you already know of it, but I read it first in undergrad and found it very manageable and Martin and Lender's "A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic". It was short, clear, and ties army to abstractions the history majors will like

what class level - intro, intermediate, advanced?

Thanks I'll take a look!

would this be the cycle to apply for Summer 2026 fellowships?

specifically, the proposed rule would exclude borrowers from loan forgiveness if the Secretary of Education determines “by a preponderance of the evidence” that their employers “engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose”

that seems...flexible!

ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

THe Manhattan Historic Sites NPS had a digital archive of materials related to Grant's Tomb & other historic sites in Manhattan. I used it for my research. It was taken down back in March I think. No clue how it would have violated executive orders, since it was mostly scanned material without text

1)Still like Independence Day. Ridiculous but pithy
2)salmon, rice, green beans sauteed with garlic and tomato

Agreed! I need some accountability. Tried to get going after finally earning that PhD in spring. Only to injure my rib trying to move a desk during my office reno. SIGH #histgym

I know of some institutions already requiring its use in curriculum, and staff being monitored to ensure that they're using it too

yeah, it was something. At the time, i had just graduated undergrad, going into grad school, but even I could tell that he was going to be in trouble.

At once conference, A reconstruction scholar, young, tried to claim that all previous scholarship using freedmen oral interviews could not be valid bc of the bias in the sources. Senior historians weren't amused & reminded him they were also aware & capable of accounting for biases in sources