John Wendt's Avatar

John Wendt

@jwendt001.bsky.social

Executive Director at Pueblo County Historical Society & Heritage Museum PhD from TAMU, Historian of 19c Business in American War and Society Author of Procuring Victory: The Army Quartermaster and the Economics of Expansion in Nineteenth-Century America

135 Followers  |  205 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024
Posts Following

Posts by John Wendt (@jwendt001.bsky.social)

Thank you! Looking forward to your take on it.

25.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out my new book! Out now from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social

25.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last day to get my upcoming book for 50% off!

use 24NEWYEAR50: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640850/

08.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ryan, I know you'll enjoy it!

07.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pre-order my upcoming book Procuring Victory and discover a story of federal fraud, abuse, and accountability.

From the swamps of Florida to hills of Northern Mexico, to the battlefields of Pennsylvania, learn how the U.S. Army stayed supplied across the 19th-Century.

50% off through Jan. 8!

06.01.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Procuring Victory A groundbreaking study of U.S. Army quartermasters during the wars of the nineteenth century. Historian John Wendt shows how the federal dollars exchanged be...

Excited to announce my book Procuring Victory: The Army Quartermaster and the Economics of Expansion in Nineteenth-Century America is now available for pre-purchase at kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640867/

Coming to your bookshelf Feb. 2026!

11.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

Join us in April 2025 for the 1st of 3 events funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social via @sshmedicine.bsky.social The first being hosted by the Uni of Birmingham (UK) and also supported by @fwwsoc.bsky.social A keynote by Brian K. Feltman of @mhptpodcast.bsky.social #milwelfhist #WW1 #FWW

20.12.2024 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 17
Post image

I'm very excited to announce my manuscript entitled "A Quartermaster’s Business: American Civil-Military Relations from Market to Warfront, 1835–1866" is now officially under contract with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. A special thank you to @kansasjoyce.bsky.social for her advice and guidance.

27.11.2024 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1