Eric Beckman wants to read Empire of Refugees by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
Enjoyed interview with the author on the reliably excellent Ottoman History Podcast
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Eric Beckman rated Last Peasant War: 5 stars
Eric Beckman finished reading Creole Archipelago by Tessa Murphy
First book of 2025 was a good one. Pairs well with Infinity of Nations.
Eric Beckman started reading Creole Archipelago by Tessa Murphy
Interested in starting the calendar year with this as many World and European History classes are set to discuss Atlantic revolutions. Also, Murphy's thesis that creole social formations in the Caribbean maintained independence in the seventeenth century is similar to Witgen's assertion in Infinity of Nations--my last history read of 2024--with regard to the western Great Lakes region.
Eric Beckman finished reading Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon
Page turner!
Eric Beckman started reading Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon
Book 25 for 2024
Eric Beckman commented on An infinity of nations by Michael J. Witgen (Early American studies)
An Infinity of Nations explores the formation and development of a Native New World in …
I have lived much of my life in or near Anishinaabewaki which makes Witgen's narratives of this place using of Indigenous names especially interesting.
Eric Beckman finished reading Christian Slavery by Katharine Gerbner (Early American studies)
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then …
It's complicated
Eric Beckman wants to read Age of Revolutions by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
As recommended on Liberating Narratives
Eric Beckman rated On Savage Shores: 5 stars
Eric Beckman rated The Mourning Bird: 5 stars
The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
When eleven-year-old Chimuka and her younger brother Ali find themselves orphaned in the 1990s, it’s clear that their seemingly ordinary …
Eric Beckman wants to read Tropical Turn by Sureshkumar Muthukumaran
This book chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle …
AHA Bentley prize award winner
Eric Beckman finished reading On Savage Shores by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Fascinating and important
Eric Beckman finished reading Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America by James D. Henderson
Fascinating!
Eric Beckman finished reading The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and …
Book club book. Engaging story set in a vibrant, diverse eastern Pennsylvania town