Which Historians Have Influenced You the Most?

On 2 August 20122 August 2012 By Mark R. CheathemIn Bernard Bailyn, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, C. Vann Woodward, Edward Pessen, Historiography, Richard Hofstadter, Robert V. Remini, Walter Johnson2 Comments

I've been reflecting the past few weeks on the historians who've influenced my work or historical viewpoint the most. Some of the historians were obvious, but I was also surprised at who else came to mind after some thought. There is a distinct bias toward political historians. In no particular order, my list*: Robert V. …

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Why I’m Blogging

On 20 July 2010 By Mark R. CheathemIn Andrew Jackson, Early Republic, Edward Pessen, Robert V. Remini, SHEAR17 Comments

Calling me a Luddite would be kind. I was late to computers, late to cellphones, late to Facebook. MySpace passed me by completely, and I texted for the first time this past April. Venturing into the blogosphere, as I'm told it's called, is probably a choice I shouldn't even consider. Yet, I'm making a leap …

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