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David Ballantyne

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Historian who works mostly on politics, race and memory in the US from the Civil War onwards. Among other things, I like running, music and baking. Views are my own.

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I’m looking forward to reading it!

10.02.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Fractured Freedoms: Reconstructing Central Louisiana" Book Launch Art event in Gardere, LA by LSU Press on Wednesday, February 5 2025 with 209 people interested and 45 people going.

My book on Reconstruction came out with @lsupress.bsky.social today! Link below. If you’re interested, I’m giving a book talk tomorrow at 2pm central/8pm UK time. For more details see www.facebook.com/events/16683...

lsupress.org/978080718303...

04.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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In case you are interested, I’m giving a talk online next Wednesday (Feb 5) about my new book on the Civil War, Reconstruction and afterwards in central Louisiana. facebook.com/events/s/fra...

29.01.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fractured Freedoms David T. Ballantyne’s Fractured Freedoms is a riveting history of central Louisiana from the 1860s to the 1890s, focusing on majority-Black Rapides Parish ...

πŸ“š I wanted to share that my book on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and after in Louisiana will be out next month and I’m giving an online book talk on Feb 5! Details here facebook.com/events/s/fra... and here lsupress.org/978080718303...

@lsupress.bsky.social

26.01.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Very impressive! Did you use a Dutch oven or steam (or something else entirely)?

16.12.2024 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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