Andrew Houck
@ahouckinfrance.bsky.social
🇺🇸 expat in 🇫🇷. PhD candidate in American Studies working on the public memory of the US Civil War in the Upper South. Confirmed bibliophile, dad to 3 adorable fur babies, and distilled spirit purist. He/him. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Ally
As many (if not all?) of my friends/followers know, we have three canine fur babies, 8, 9, and 10 years old. The two youngest, boys - and hounds - have health problems. Jackson, the beagle, has had lymphoma for 18mo. Ollie, the basset, had a spinal embolism that left him all but paraplegic. But…
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
As many (if not all?) of my friends/followers know, we have three canine fur babies, 8, 9, and 10 years old. The two youngest, boys - and hounds - have health problems. Jackson, the beagle, has had lymphoma for 18mo. Ollie, the basset, had a spinal embolism that left him all but paraplegic. But…
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First, a reminder that we’re accepting nominations for work of all kinds from throughout 2025 for a special year-end thread. Check out the call & share all the things (including your own), please!
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If you have a talk coming up, a book on its way, a podcast trailer to drop, or an accomplishment to celebrate, we want to help you share it!
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December 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
First, a reminder that we’re accepting nominations for work of all kinds from throughout 2025 for a special year-end thread. Check out the call & share all the things (including your own), please!
blackwhiteandread.com/announcements/
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Like Rudolph or Mariah, the #ScholarSunday powers grow ever stronger as December deepens. See for yourself with my 253rd thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 253 (12/7/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Like Rudolph or Mariah, the #ScholarSunday powers grow ever stronger as December deepens. See for yourself with my 253rd thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthc...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Like Rudolph or Mariah, the #ScholarSunday powers grow ever stronger as December deepens. See for yourself with my 253rd thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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Family is a crucial part of us, but how does it help us understand history? @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I discuss with Amy Murrell Taylor her book _The Divided Family in Civil War America_ @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6EI6... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Family is a crucial part of us, but how does it help us understand history? @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social and I discuss with Amy Murrell Taylor her book _The Divided Family in Civil War America_ @uncpress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6EI6... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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For Part 2 of my conversation with @americanstudier.bsky.social we are joined by my co-host @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social _Of Thee I Sing_ Enjoy as we explore issues of nationalism and patriotism @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/131S... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For Part 2 of my conversation with @americanstudier.bsky.social we are joined by my co-host @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social _Of Thee I Sing_ Enjoy as we explore issues of nationalism and patriotism @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/131S... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
What do y’all (a term I will write but never use orally) think of #TheGreat (the #series on #CatherinetheGreat with #ElleFanning)? I’m a couple of episodes in and I *love* it. #hatm
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What do y’all (a term I will write but never use orally) think of #TheGreat (the #series on #CatherinetheGreat with #ElleFanning)? I’m a couple of episodes in and I *love* it. #hatm
Rough day, #health wise. *However*, we managed to make our annual pilgrimage to a local #spirits festival. Then, this evening, we went to a #hockey game - the #Poitiers #Dragons, a semi-pro team in the #FFHG. Good game. “We” won.
Was happy to have priority seats for both. #invisiblehandicap
Was happy to have priority seats for both. #invisiblehandicap
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Excellent entry, as always by the ever-mindful @civilwarmemory.bsky.social. Speaking of all-Black GAR posts, Barbara Gannon’s The Won Cause is a fabulous read. @uncpress.bsky.social
"Death By Lightning," the GAR, and Black Civil War Veterans
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"Death By Lightning," the GAR, and Black Civil War Veterans
No doubt, many of you have had a chance to watch Netflix’s mini-series Death by Lightning, a dramatization of the life and assassination of President James A.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Excellent entry, as always by the ever-mindful @civilwarmemory.bsky.social. Speaking of all-Black GAR posts, Barbara Gannon’s The Won Cause is a fabulous read. @uncpress.bsky.social
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With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 251 (11/23/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
With the semiquincentennial behind us, launching the next 250 with my 251st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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Bought a #PS5 ( #Playstation) and I’m reeeeeeally hoping I’m not too dumb to use it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Bought a #PS5 ( #Playstation) and I’m reeeeeeally hoping I’m not too dumb to use it.
Just found out that the workshop Pierre-François Peirano and I proposed for the @afea.bsky.social Congress in Caen in May has been accepted! It’s open to scholars who wish to delve into the potentially grave failures of the Reconstruction experiment over the past 160 years. #amstudies #skystorians
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just found out that the workshop Pierre-François Peirano and I proposed for the @afea.bsky.social Congress in Caen in May has been accepted! It’s open to scholars who wish to delve into the potentially grave failures of the Reconstruction experiment over the past 160 years. #amstudies #skystorians
Neat reel on mending archival documents. This is allegedly the #Nicolay copy of the #GettysburgAddress. #LOC #archives #CivilWar #ACW
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November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Neat reel on mending archival documents. This is allegedly the #Nicolay copy of the #GettysburgAddress. #LOC #archives #CivilWar #ACW
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I really enjoyed the chance to return to @nielseichhorn.bsky.social & @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social's War of the Rebellion podcast for a second conversation about Of Thee I Sing. Check it out & let me know any responses or thoughts! 🗃️
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"Of Thee I Sing: The Contested… - War of the Rebellion Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · War of the Rebellion Podcast · 11/19/2025 · 1h 31m
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November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I really enjoyed the chance to return to @nielseichhorn.bsky.social & @ahouckinfrance.bsky.social's War of the Rebellion podcast for a second conversation about Of Thee I Sing. Check it out & let me know any responses or thoughts! 🗃️
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Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 250! (11/16/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more ...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Wish I could reply to her post. I was in middle school when the #AnitaHill horror show was all over the place and in college for @monicalewinsky.bsky.social’s international and scandalous being dragged through the mud. We definitely remember. Both #ClarenceThomas and #BillClinton are just gross.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wish I could reply to her post. I was in middle school when the #AnitaHill horror show was all over the place and in college for @monicalewinsky.bsky.social’s international and scandalous being dragged through the mud. We definitely remember. Both #ClarenceThomas and #BillClinton are just gross.
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Hey #ACW #CivilWar #skystorians, have you seen this news about Ely Parker? #NativeAmericans #justice #ushistory
@nielseichhorn.bsky.social @nicksacco.bsky.social
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A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years | CNN
Ely S. Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca from western New York, never took no for an answer.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hey #ACW #CivilWar #skystorians, have you seen this news about Ely Parker? #NativeAmericans #justice #ushistory
@nielseichhorn.bsky.social @nicksacco.bsky.social
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@nielseichhorn.bsky.social @nicksacco.bsky.social
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For my third random post of the day, and Toby from #TheOffice could probably recount this dull tale with more vigor: we’re fixing to have a house-spider battle royale. The one on the right is testing the one on the left’s patience.
ENCROACHMENT! THREAT LEVEL: MIDNIGHT!
Oof. Peace.
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ENCROACHMENT! THREAT LEVEL: MIDNIGHT!
Oof. Peace.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For my third random post of the day, and Toby from #TheOffice could probably recount this dull tale with more vigor: we’re fixing to have a house-spider battle royale. The one on the right is testing the one on the left’s patience.
ENCROACHMENT! THREAT LEVEL: MIDNIGHT!
Oof. Peace.
Alt text!
ENCROACHMENT! THREAT LEVEL: MIDNIGHT!
Oof. Peace.
Alt text!
Just watched #Frankenstein on #Netflix and have questions for both #literature and #history tweeps. Lit peeps: thoughts on artistic license? History of #science: technological feasibility of power system in the 1850s? History of #medicine: #lymphatic system?
*I HAVE QUESTIONS*
#hatm
*I HAVE QUESTIONS*
#hatm
November 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just watched #Frankenstein on #Netflix and have questions for both #literature and #history tweeps. Lit peeps: thoughts on artistic license? History of #science: technological feasibility of power system in the 1850s? History of #medicine: #lymphatic system?
*I HAVE QUESTIONS*
#hatm
*I HAVE QUESTIONS*
#hatm
I’m *really* struggling with getting back into #thesis mode. Even reading and listening to podcasts is complicated. My intellect feels diminished, tbf. For my mental health, weekends are reserved for fun outings. Today, the #SalondelaGastronomie in #Poitiers. We ate, drank, and were merry. :)
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I’m *really* struggling with getting back into #thesis mode. Even reading and listening to podcasts is complicated. My intellect feels diminished, tbf. For my mental health, weekends are reserved for fun outings. Today, the #SalondelaGastronomie in #Poitiers. We ate, drank, and were merry. :)
Finished #BlyManor this evening and #HillHouse last week. #MikeFlanagan is awesome. Gotta keep the #HATM at the top of the trends.
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Finished #BlyManor this evening and #HillHouse last week. #MikeFlanagan is awesome. Gotta keep the #HATM at the top of the trends.
#CivVI all-nighter. Apparently, vacation is the only time that I can actually live according to my own body’s rhythm: bed somewhere between 3-6am and up around noon. Unfortunately, it only works for my half of our marriage. Fortunately (for both of us), we go back to school on Monday. #switch
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Hey @aaronastor.bsky.social and @markcheathem.bsky.social, is it time to revive the anti-King Andy (Jackson) #Whig Party?
#nokings #trump #ushistory #gop #DemocraticParty #maga
#nokings #trump #ushistory #gop #DemocraticParty #maga
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Hey @aaronastor.bsky.social and @markcheathem.bsky.social, is it time to revive the anti-King Andy (Jackson) #Whig Party?
#nokings #trump #ushistory #gop #DemocraticParty #maga
#nokings #trump #ushistory #gop #DemocraticParty #maga
Excellent #hisygym session. Read about #Restoration #Britain. Oh, and @americanstudier.bsky.social, “the passive voice is used way too much by the author.” ;)
October 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Excellent #hisygym session. Read about #Restoration #Britain. Oh, and @americanstudier.bsky.social, “the passive voice is used way too much by the author.” ;)