John Garrison Marks

Now just one month until my book comes out. Hoping I’ll have it in my hands within a couple weeks!!

Thanks!!

Very excited for my friend John's timely book to come out, which I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of in the research stage while overlapping at the Library of Congress. Pre-order today!

I also have a book coming out on 4/7, perhaps you’ve heard. More book stuff to look forward to in the month ahead!

This thread!

THE WESTERNERS is out in 3 1/2 weeks, and I will be posting about it quite a lot between now and then.

Vigorous self-promotion is expected now, and is pretty much a part-time job for all nonfiction authors closing in on pub day.

So please like and repost, and help spread the word! 🐝

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Every spring I'm amazed all over again how fucking hard MLB makes it to watch baseball games.

I spent at least 5 years periodically thinking "wait I did actually finish and defend and get the degree right? yes yes ok I did."

I almost got a Lincoln tattoo with this quote when I was in high school. Then my barber almost talked me back into it when I started working for AASLH. Still think about it.

Today in Washington, the National Parks Cultural Resources Coalition, which AASLH has joined, held a press conference to push back against historical erasure at National Park Service sites. Speakers included AASLH's @johngmarks.com and members of Congress.

I went into the woods to facilitate cross-brand synergy and maximize value for my shareholders

Here’s what I said.

A smattering of the guests, books, and films coming to the podcast soon. We’re bringing everybody. No one is doing history like us.

This was very cool to do, grateful to @protectparks.bsky.social for the opportunity.

It was an honor to speak at the Capitol this morning and stand with colleagues to oppose the erasure of history at NPS sites and at history institutions across the country.

Time to head to the Capitol!

Most of my book shows how successive generations of Americans cited Washington’s history with slavery to claim they’re the ones who truly understand his legacy. This is a very expensive way of doing the same thing but with (for the more gullible/unscrupulous among us) the veneer of objectivity.

Matthew McConaughey gets all the fame but no one delivers a better "alright" than Kyle Chandler. There's gotta be a Coach Taylor alright supercut out there somewhere.

The answer is “phenomenally well” in my experience with @uncpress.bsky.social!

I've spent a lot of time talking about these issues, but oh man this one will feel different.

Tomorrow morning, I'll be speaking at a press conference at the US Capitol with @protectparks.bsky.social and other members of the National Parks Cultural Resource Coalition to defend National Parks and other history institutions from orders demanding the erasure of full and accurate history.

Understanding the Public History Workforce. Download Now!

For the past few years, I've been working on a research study at @aaslh.org exploring who works in public history, how they're paid, and how they feel about their work. This week, we published our first report. Please read and share! aaslh.org/history-work...

Scrivener is built to view and navigate the entirety of an extremely long piece in a way Word just isn't. At least the way I use it! But as @rachelshelden.bsky.social says, lots of different ways to use it and different features one person might appreciate more than others.

Sure, in theory. But in Scrivener it's far easier (imo)—doing it in a visual outline with a single click, rather than highlighting hundreds (or thousands) of words and dragging. Same goes for splitting a chapter or section in two, combining two into one, etc. etc.

Adding to the peer pressure. As I say on this podcast, the biggest selling point for me is the ease with which you can just start writing some section, or on some piece of evidence, and drag it where it needs to go later. Absolutely essential for me.

Understanding the Public History Workforce. Download Now!

For the past few years, I've been working on a research study at @aaslh.org exploring who works in public history, how they're paid, and how they feel about their work. This week, we published our first report. Please read and share! aaslh.org/history-work...

Wow great opportunity on Amazon to bundle the pre-order of my book with some book denying that the Civil War was about slavery. What a deal!

I was pretty excited to do it!

I’m pretty pumped about it. But don’t worry, still lots that will be new in our conversation!!

Write Now with Scrivener, Episode no. 60: John Garrison Marks, Historian - Literature & Latte

I had the pleasure of going on the @scrivenerapp.bsky.social podcast to talk with @kirkville.com about my book, my process, and how I use Scrivener. No better tool for long form writing! www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-n...