Excited about all things early American and their significance for the present.https://bsky.app/profile/patrickerben.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickerben.bsky.social/post/3luzxitoin22aDaily quote from my new critical collection, Early America & the Modern Imagination. Dedication: "To all our colleagues who endeavor to work in the field of Humanities inquiry and the creation of new knowledge—despite institutional austerity, increased workloads, and a rise in anti-intellectualism."28 Jul 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:565ry56bjt6loi7dvmbqmggp/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzxitoin22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/patrickerben.bsky.social/post/3lufkhjfujm2bNow available from Edinburgh UP! I am proud to announce, with my co-editor Rebecca L. Harrison, the publication of our edited collection, _Early America and the Modern Imagination: Rewriting the Past in the Present_ in June 2025. We have assembled a fantastic set of contributors and essays.20 Jul 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:565ry56bjt6loi7dvmbqmggp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lufkhjfujm2b