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"Music! Fighting! Sausages!" "Death by Lightning" is fun, but largely fictional The Netflix series about the assassination of President James A. Garfield succeeds as entertainment. As history it leaves much to be desired.

"Death By Lightning" is fun but largely fictional #Netflix #ushistory #podcasts #jamesgarfield #blaine #conkling #gildedage robertbmitchell.substack.com/p/music-figh...

YouTube video by The Partisans July 2, 1881

#Blaine, #Conkling, and the assassination of James A. #Garfield #netflix #deathbylightning #ushistory #booksky #podcasts

The Garfield I have come to know Fascination with the slain Gilded Age president, building for years, is likely to reach new heights with the release of a four-part Netflix series next month.

As Netflix enters my wheelhouse with a series on James A. Garfield, I decided to nerd out and offer my assessment of the president tragically gunned down by assassin Charles Guiteau. #UShistory #JamesAGarfield #podcasts #Netflix open.substack.com/pub/robertbm...

YouTube video by The Partisans New headlines and cartoons 2

James G. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling kept headline writers and cartoonists busy during the Gilded Age youtube.com/shorts/TS8pf... #booksky #ushistory #maine #newyork #GildedAge #podcasts

The feud

I've jumped into the podcast pool with "A Strife of Interests," an audio version of my blog of the same name. The latest episode describes the origin of the feud between James G. Blaine of Maine and Roscoe Conkling of New York. #ushistory #maine #podcasts open.spotify.com/show/1YGsrvZ...

What reviewers are saying about "The Partisans" #podcasts #ushistory

It's been a good week for "The Partisans." The book debuted on Wednesday, and I got to talk about it on "Maine Calling." www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c... The early reviews are positive #booksky #maine #ushistory #gildedage

James Blaine: Maine Statesman Blaine rose to top national political roles in the 19th century, including Speaker of the House and Secretary of State. We learn about why he was so influential, and his ties to Maine.

I'm going to be on "Maine Calling" this morning from 11 to noon Eastern Time to talk about James G. Blaine #maine #ushistory #booksky

Learning to love the anti-Bond Jackson Lamb is the fictional spy for our time.

Slow Horses works because it gives us the perfect spy for 2025 #slowhorses #tv #streaming

YouTube video by The Partisans Blaine's unvarnished views on Republican factions

James G. Blaine advises James A. Garfield on how to deal with Republican factions: #booksky #maine #ushistory #gildedage #blaine

Blaine, Conkling, and power The two very different Gilded Age Republican politicians practiced their craft in distinctive ways. One showed the way to the future. A cartoon from Puck shows Ulysses S. Grant, Roscoe Conkling, an…

Gilded Age politicians James G. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling practiced politics in dramatically different ways. One showed the way to the future #GildedAge #booksky #Blaine #Conkling #Maine #NewYork #ushistory

Simple steps you can take to detox from our poisonous politics Get involved in your community. Enjoy the outdoors. Sing. Above all, step away from the screens.

Some ideas for immunizing yourself from our poisonous politics #politics #wellbeing

YouTube video by The Partisans The Partisans is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

Meet some of the varied and diverse Gilded Age personalities you will encounter in "The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age: #booksky #ushistory #blaine #conkling #maine #newyork

"Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens." The assassination of Charlie Kirk brings into sharp relief the dangerous erosion of our capacity for civil debate and disagreement.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk and the cancer of violence in American politics: my latest Substack #politics #charliekirk #trump

The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age [Robert B. Mitchell] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age

The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age is now available for pre-order at amazon.com #booksky #ushistory #maine #newyork

The Lost Cause, "one of the worst for which a people ever fought" In considering public monuments to the Confederacy, we should remember the verdict of Ulysses S. Grant.

News of another Confederate statue controversy prompts some thought about how we remember the Civil War #ushistory #civilwar

YouTube video by The Partisans Conkling and Slavery, April 17, 1860

My new book, The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age, focuses on two of the most important politicians of the period. Conkling was an eloquent foe of slavery.#booksky #ushistory #newyork #conkling

A spicebush swallowtail at Leopold's Reserve in Haymarket, Va.

Bottom of the barrel With attacks on a restaurant chain, the right-wing "war on woke" takes another bizarre turn.

The Cracker Barrel "controversy" and the politics of indignation are the subject of my latest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/robertbm...

Some book news to share: "The Partisans" is scheduled for Oct. 1 publication. Here's my video about the bitter exchange between James G. #Blaine and Roscoe Conkling that ignited the feud that lasted for almost 20 years. #books #ushistory #maine #NewYork

Building a new Jerusalem How stories from the Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures directly challenge the theology of "Christian nationalism."

Stories from scripture that challenge the nostrums of Christian nationalism. My latest Substack #umc

Destiny is all! "The Last Kingdom" is a Dark Ages tale for the 21st century.

What does #Uhtred have to say to us today? My latest Subtack about #thelastkingdom

A Chicago Sun-Times logo coffee mug joins my collection of newspaper coffee cups. From the left: L.A. Times-Washington Post New Service; #Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger; #Chicago Sun-Times; #Hartford Courant; #Washington Post #newspapers

Nothing like a common yellowthroat on a sunny day at Leopold's Reserve in Prince William County, Va.

When populism went wrong Its darkest impulses became for many its defining characteristics.

When populism went wrong. My latest on Substack:

Mary Miller needs to read this book "Holy Envy" is a powerful and eloquent case for Christians to engage with -- rather than demonize -- people of other faiths.

When an Illinois lawmaker objected to a Sikh leader offering the opening prayer in the House, she inadvertently showed why it is important to respect and learn from other faiths. My latest Substack: #illinois #sikhs #House #Congress open.substack.com/pub/robertbm...

How politicians talk to us, and why it has changed Political oratory and rhetoric evolve with the times. Politicians who fail to adjust fall by the wayside.

My latest Substack: Why politicians talk the way they do and how it has changed over the years #politics #trump #democrats #Blaine #Conkling open.substack.com/pub/robertbm...

Anti-Semitism is an American problem Wednesday night's fatal shooting of two Israeli diplomats in Washington is not an anomaly.

Anti-Semitism is an American problem, not a left or right problem. My latest on Substack #antisemitism #news #politics

After the phone call The aftermath of Monday's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin suggests President Trump's efforts at dealmaking may be reaching a dead end.

Putin notches another win after the phone call with Trump. My latest Substack #news #ukraine #trump

Gilded for whom? Americans are rediscovering the Gilded Age. Will we idealize it or see it for what it was?

A "zeitgeist"-free look at renewed interest in the Gilded Age #ushistory #americanhistory; #gildedage #Trump #netflix