Cecily Zander
@cnzander.bsky.social
Historian of the Civil War + the American West (sometimes at the same time) • Assist. Prof. at Texas Woman's University • Colorado Native ⛰️ • Hat Wearer 🧢 • Owner of one border collie called Moe 🐶 • writing about Lincoln and the West for Liveright •
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Cecily Zander
@cnzander.bsky.social
· Jan 2
It’s a new year, so it seems as good a time as any to share some exciting news. I’m thrilled to say I’ll be joining the History Department at the University of Wyoming in the fall, coming home to the Mountain West after a decade away.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
Reposted by Cecily Zander
I had a blast talking HAMILTON with the good folks at Material Girls - one of my fave podcasts.
Listen here:
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Listen here:
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Hamilton x Hagiography with Shira Lurie
Podcast Episode · Material Girls · 08/19/2025 · 1h 15m
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August 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had a blast talking HAMILTON with the good folks at Material Girls - one of my fave podcasts.
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
So excited — and grateful to Robert, the whole Center for Civil War Research crew, and to the prize committee!
Congratulations to @cnzander.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 Wiley-Silver Prize for the best first book on the Civil War from the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi!
olemiss.edu/civil-war-re...
olemiss.edu/civil-war-re...
May 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So excited — and grateful to Robert, the whole Center for Civil War Research crew, and to the prize committee!
Hi friends! I'm helming a new series @lsupress.bsky.social -- 'History in an Afternoon'.
Send us your pitches and projects -- we want to help you write great, engaging, narrative books!
lsupress.org/history-in-a...
Send us your pitches and projects -- we want to help you write great, engaging, narrative books!
lsupress.org/history-in-a...
History in an Afternoon - LSU Press
Series Editor: Cecily N. Zander "History in an Afternoon" aims to be a dynamic series of concise, engaging works of narrative history designed for modern
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April 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hi friends! I'm helming a new series @lsupress.bsky.social -- 'History in an Afternoon'.
Send us your pitches and projects -- we want to help you write great, engaging, narrative books!
lsupress.org/history-in-a...
Send us your pitches and projects -- we want to help you write great, engaging, narrative books!
lsupress.org/history-in-a...
Reposted by Cecily Zander
The Journal of the Civil War Era will have a special issue on political economy edited by me, @maggor.bsky.social, Sofia Valeonti & Nicolas Barreyre. I'll post again when the link is up on the Muster, but wanted to get the word out now. See CFP. Submission deadline is April 25. 🗃️
March 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Journal of the Civil War Era will have a special issue on political economy edited by me, @maggor.bsky.social, Sofia Valeonti & Nicolas Barreyre. I'll post again when the link is up on the Muster, but wanted to get the word out now. See CFP. Submission deadline is April 25. 🗃️
Reposted by Cecily Zander
Everything is janky as hell in March 2025, but one thing you can depend on: #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 214th of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
#ScholarSunday Thread 214
Published on March 2, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Everything is janky as hell in March 2025, but one thing you can depend on: #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 214th of great public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
I wrote about Thaddeus Stevens and the power of the purse for @myhnn.bsky.social.
www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/thad...
www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/thad...
Thaddeus Stevens and the Power of the Purse
The Radical Republican oversaw federal spending at the dawn of Reconstruction. How did his support for Black equality affect his leadership in the House?
www.historynewsnetwork.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I wrote about Thaddeus Stevens and the power of the purse for @myhnn.bsky.social.
www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/thad...
www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/thad...
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It might be Super Bowl Sunday later, but right now it’s #ScholarSunday–so here’s my 211st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please share widely & enjoy, team! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
#ScholarSunday Thread 211
Published on February 9, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It might be Super Bowl Sunday later, but right now it’s #ScholarSunday–so here’s my 211st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please share widely & enjoy, team! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
Some Civil War West to start your week!
In our latest digital history column, Cecily Zander writes about the Grand Army of the Potomac national encampment held in Denver, CO, in July 1883—and how and why its attendees idealized the American West. Read it here: bit.ly/4hJ99IH #CivilWar @cnzander.bsky.social
Veterans Visit an Idealized West
A gathering of Union veterans in 1880s Colorado sheds light on the country's attitude toward the American West—both as a space for reconciliation and as a prize.
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February 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Some Civil War West to start your week!
If you are looking for Wednesday evening plans this week, you can join me for a conversation about my book, The Army under Fire, with the Lincoln Presidential Foundation:
Zoom registration here:
www.lincolnpresidential.org/events/past-...
Zoom registration here:
www.lincolnpresidential.org/events/past-...
Past Events | Lincoln Presidential Foundation(LPF), Springfield
See the past events of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation(LPF), Springfield.
www.lincolnpresidential.org
January 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
If you are looking for Wednesday evening plans this week, you can join me for a conversation about my book, The Army under Fire, with the Lincoln Presidential Foundation:
Zoom registration here:
www.lincolnpresidential.org/events/past-...
Zoom registration here:
www.lincolnpresidential.org/events/past-...
It’s a new year, so it seems as good a time as any to share some exciting news. I’m thrilled to say I’ll be joining the History Department at the University of Wyoming in the fall, coming home to the Mountain West after a decade away.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
January 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It’s a new year, so it seems as good a time as any to share some exciting news. I’m thrilled to say I’ll be joining the History Department at the University of Wyoming in the fall, coming home to the Mountain West after a decade away.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
Moe is ready to be a cowdog.
Hello new followers and friends. I am a historian of the American West during the Civil War era, currently writing about Lincoln and the West for Liveright. I spend most of my time entertaining my border collie, Moe, who would write a history of ball, if he could type.
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Hello new followers and friends. I am a historian of the American West during the Civil War era, currently writing about Lincoln and the West for Liveright. I spend most of my time entertaining my border collie, Moe, who would write a history of ball, if he could type.
Reposted by Cecily Zander
Thanks to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social for listing An Unholy Traffic as one of the two best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor--and what an honor to share that spot with @cnzander.bsky.social!
You can pick up a copy here: www.amazon.com/Unholy-Traff...
You can pick up a copy here: www.amazon.com/Unholy-Traff...
November 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Thanks to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social for listing An Unholy Traffic as one of the two best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor--and what an honor to share that spot with @cnzander.bsky.social!
You can pick up a copy here: www.amazon.com/Unholy-Traff...
You can pick up a copy here: www.amazon.com/Unholy-Traff...
So grateful to Brian Matthew Jordan and Kevin Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social) for including *The Army under Fire* in their lists of the best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor. Even more thrilled to be featured with friends like @rkdcolby86.bsky.social. Check it out!
November 14, 2024 at 7:09 PM
So grateful to Brian Matthew Jordan and Kevin Levin (@civilwarmemory.bsky.social) for including *The Army under Fire* in their lists of the best Civil War books of 2024 in The Civil War Monitor. Even more thrilled to be featured with friends like @rkdcolby86.bsky.social. Check it out!
Back with another podcast, featuring a conversation about my new book, The Army under Fire, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. I had a great time talking to my friend Andrew Graybill about the book and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-army-und...
newbooksnetwork.com/the-army-und...
Cecily N. Zander, "The Army under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era" (LSU Press, 2024) - New Books Network
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May 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Back with another podcast, featuring a conversation about my new book, The Army under Fire, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. I had a great time talking to my friend Andrew Graybill about the book and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-army-und...
newbooksnetwork.com/the-army-und...
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Excellent OAH book haul, as well, including @cnzander.bsky.social's exciting new work, John Rodrigue's award-winning Freedom's Crescent, and Justene Hill Edward's excellent book. It was especially cool to get my hands on an early copy of Tony Kaye's Nat Turner bio, finished by Greg Downs.
April 16, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Excellent OAH book haul, as well, including @cnzander.bsky.social's exciting new work, John Rodrigue's award-winning Freedom's Crescent, and Justene Hill Edward's excellent book. It was especially cool to get my hands on an early copy of Tony Kaye's Nat Turner bio, finished by Greg Downs.
LSU Press is running an awesome sale through December 15: 40% new books and old, including pre-orders of my book. I so appreciate anyone who has considered grabbing a copy — and now you can save some coin with code 04ONSALE here:
lsupress.org/978080718140...
lsupress.org/978080718140...
November 25, 2023 at 3:00 PM
LSU Press is running an awesome sale through December 15: 40% new books and old, including pre-orders of my book. I so appreciate anyone who has considered grabbing a copy — and now you can save some coin with code 04ONSALE here:
lsupress.org/978080718140...
lsupress.org/978080718140...
Hi bluesky friends! My book, The Army under Fire, is now available for pre-order from LSU Press. It will be out on February 14. I'm really proud of it - and so grateful to friends and colleagues who said such nice things about it. I hope you'll consider grabbing a copy.
lsupress.org/978080718140...
lsupress.org/978080718140...
November 3, 2023 at 2:41 PM
Hi bluesky friends! My book, The Army under Fire, is now available for pre-order from LSU Press. It will be out on February 14. I'm really proud of it - and so grateful to friends and colleagues who said such nice things about it. I hope you'll consider grabbing a copy.
lsupress.org/978080718140...
lsupress.org/978080718140...
I needed a break from work today after feeling a bit low and anyway I made this:
October 10, 2023 at 9:48 PM
I needed a break from work today after feeling a bit low and anyway I made this:
We think this a pretty good pro-Moe for a great book by @shiralurie.bsky.social.
October 2, 2023 at 11:09 PM
We think this a pretty good pro-Moe for a great book by @shiralurie.bsky.social.
Really excited about teaching both of these courses -- also excited about the posters I made for them.
Alt. title for Research Methods: Bangers Only.
Alt. title for Research Methods: Bangers Only.
October 2, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Really excited about teaching both of these courses -- also excited about the posters I made for them.
Alt. title for Research Methods: Bangers Only.
Alt. title for Research Methods: Bangers Only.
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I wrote a book and if you buy it, you will own the book that I wrote - that’s about as good as capitalism gets.
Use code “10LURIE” for 30% off!
https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5978/
Use code “10LURIE” for 30% off!
https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5978/
September 19, 2023 at 11:00 AM
I wrote a book and if you buy it, you will own the book that I wrote - that’s about as good as capitalism gets.
Use code “10LURIE” for 30% off!
https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5978/
Use code “10LURIE” for 30% off!
https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5978/