Shorts
There’s More Than One Answer
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[Always read the footnotes.]
How I Do History
How Sara Georgini Does History
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I learned that I like to edit in the mornings, when I’m a little less caffeinated and a lot more ruthless with the text.
Shorts
A Profession, If You Can Keep It
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Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.
History & Mystery
The Clue in the Old Lace
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Fashion history is rarely as straightforward as Nancy Drew led me to believe.
Features
The Dentist Who Defrauded Two Governments—and a Historian, Part II
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What happens when forged documents enter the historical record?
Features
The Dentist Who Defrauded Two Governments—and a Historian, Part I
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What happens when forged documents enter the historical record?
Mailbag
Why Can’t You Just Keep Doing Your Research on the Side?
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Frankly, even if I could, I wouldn’t want to.
Mailbag
Who Do Historians Write For?
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“I want my reader to enjoy reading it as much as I want to challenge myself writing it.”
Mailbag
What If… Historians Were Honest About Counterfactuals?
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A single choice can branch out to infinite realities.
Shorts
Man of Smoke
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“I was trying to write the life of a man who had no life. What other options did I have?”
Shorts
The Great History of Small Things
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If I’m being honest, Dan was probably my best friend all those early years in Newtown.
Features
The Strange Case of Booker T. Washington’s Birthday
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If Booker T. Washington never knew when he was born, how are we so sure about it now?