Mark R. Cheathem Andrew Jackson, Election of 1828, Kinship, Masculinity, Organization of American Historians, SHEAR, Slavery, Southern Historical Association

Teasing My Research

No, not the kindergarten brand of teasing. I'm excited about presenting some of my Jackson research at this summer's SHEAR and this fall's Southern. At this year's SHEAR, which meets in Philadelphia, I'll be presenting a paper entitled, "Masculinity and Familial Relations in the Early Republic South: A Study of Andrew Jackson’s Advice to His … Continue reading Teasing My Research

Mark R. Cheathem Andrew Jackson, John Spencer Bassett, Organization of American Historians, Slavery

John Spencer Bassett and Jacksonian Historiography, Part 1

In the process of presenting a paper at the April 2010 OAH about Jackson and slavery and writing a longer historiographical essay on the same topic, I have spent a lot of time this year considering the influence of John Spencer Bassett on Jacksonian historiography. Bassett received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1894, having … Continue reading John Spencer Bassett and Jacksonian Historiography, Part 1

Mark R. Cheathem Caroline Janney, Civil War, Civil War memory, Lost Cause, Organization of American Historians, Tennessee Conference of Historians, Tennessee history

2010 Tennessee Conference of Historians

The 2010 Tennessee Conference of Historians will meet on the campus of Cumberland University on 10-11 September 2010. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Caroline Janney, Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. An OAH Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Janney is the author of Burying the Dead but Not the Past: Ladies' Memorial Associations and the … Continue reading 2010 Tennessee Conference of Historians