Michael Hattem
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
Historian, American Revolution and popular memory | Author of "The Memory of '76" (E209 .H38 2024) and “Past & Prologue” (E210 .H38 2020) | Music: National Steel | @Arsenal
As a grad student my research & handwriting analysis solved a 240-year old mystery about the authorship of a 1775 Cont. Congress document. And during my diss, I identified the author of an anon. mss in the NYHS’s Jay Papers that turned out to be one of the first histories of the AmRev by D. Ramsay.
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As a grad student my research & handwriting analysis solved a 240-year old mystery about the authorship of a 1775 Cont. Congress document. And during my diss, I identified the author of an anon. mss in the NYHS’s Jay Papers that turned out to be one of the first histories of the AmRev by D. Ramsay.
They’re trying to poison the entire intellectual structure and with it the very notions of expertise and authority. Some for the purpose of discrediting it entirely and others for the purpose of making it easily manipulated on both the micro and macro levels.
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AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They’re trying to poison the entire intellectual structure and with it the very notions of expertise and authority. Some for the purpose of discrediting it entirely and others for the purpose of making it easily manipulated on both the micro and macro levels.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Watching this segment I kept waiting for Washington to break out into an ad for a supplement promoting increased testosterone.
Oh good, Glenn Beck has created an AI George Washington. You will be shocked to learn that the AI George Washington created by Glenn Beck sounds exactly like what would happen if Glenn Beck built an AI George Washington to sound exactly like Glenn Beck.
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Watching this segment I kept waiting for Washington to break out into an ad for a supplement promoting increased testosterone.
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having heard talks from this project at field conferences for the past few years, this is a major new book from an inspired, indeed field defining scholar- many of us in early modern studies and beyond have been eagerly anticipating this book- and now- it’s here at last!
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
having heard talks from this project at field conferences for the past few years, this is a major new book from an inspired, indeed field defining scholar- many of us in early modern studies and beyond have been eagerly anticipating this book- and now- it’s here at last!
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#book new!!
American Revolution Scholarship
American Revolution Scholarship
My book on how Americans have remembered and fought over the narrative and legacy of the American Revolution for nearly 250 years.
The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History
The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History [Hattem, Michael D.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History
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December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#book new!!
American Revolution Scholarship
American Revolution Scholarship
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facing down all this AI shit, I want to tell everyone you really can do any creative thing you set your heart on.
It just takes time and you aren't going to be good at it right away! You do not have to be "gifted"
It just takes time and you aren't going to be good at it right away! You do not have to be "gifted"
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
facing down all this AI shit, I want to tell everyone you really can do any creative thing you set your heart on.
It just takes time and you aren't going to be good at it right away! You do not have to be "gifted"
It just takes time and you aren't going to be good at it right away! You do not have to be "gifted"
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Are any public historians teaching 250th courses and would you like to share syllabi and/or put a panel together for ncph in providence?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are any public historians teaching 250th courses and would you like to share syllabi and/or put a panel together for ncph in providence?
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Surprise! We took last week's Historians At The Movies Watch Party on Ken Burns' The American Revolution and turned it into a podcast. So join me, @lizcovart.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social & the #HATM community right here.
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Episode 167: Ken Burns' The American Revolution (Historians' Commentary)
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 11/23/2025 · 2h 13m
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November 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Surprise! We took last week's Historians At The Movies Watch Party on Ken Burns' The American Revolution and turned it into a podcast. So join me, @lizcovart.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social & the #HATM community right here.
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If you have any interest in the American Revolutionary War, listen to this @bfworld.bsky.social episode with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & then buy his book(s). Both will help you understand the US today. @psbdc.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social
After the Revolution, Americans didn’t just celebrate independence—they shaped its story. 🧠📖
Join Michael Hattem and explore how memory, myth, and meaning made 1776 a cornerstone of national identity.
#MemoryStudies #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Join Michael Hattem and explore how memory, myth, and meaning made 1776 a cornerstone of national identity.
#MemoryStudies #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Episode 408: Michael Hattem, The Memory of 1776
Michael Hattem joins us to discuss the American Revolution and its memory, drawing on details from his book, The Memory of ‘76.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you have any interest in the American Revolutionary War, listen to this @bfworld.bsky.social episode with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & then buy his book(s). Both will help you understand the US today. @psbdc.bsky.social @strategistjim.bsky.social
19th century people… Is the a definitive (or preferred) unabridged edition of Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America?”
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
19th century people… Is the a definitive (or preferred) unabridged edition of Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America?”
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Bleh. The history of how we choose to portray and remember the revolution is extremely important so I see its inclusion as relevant, but that's just IMO.
Speaking of... everyone should read @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's book, Memory of 76. #HATM
Speaking of... everyone should read @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's book, Memory of 76. #HATM
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Bleh. The history of how we choose to portray and remember the revolution is extremely important so I see its inclusion as relevant, but that's just IMO.
Speaking of... everyone should read @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's book, Memory of 76. #HATM
Speaking of... everyone should read @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's book, Memory of 76. #HATM
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Its Thanksgiving so I want to say thank you to the wonderful editors and peer reviewers who make excellent scholarship possible. Now that I'm a real PhD, I want to pay it forward by writing minimum 1 book review a year & peer-reviewing at least one article a year. So hit me up! #editing #Skystorians
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Its Thanksgiving so I want to say thank you to the wonderful editors and peer reviewers who make excellent scholarship possible. Now that I'm a real PhD, I want to pay it forward by writing minimum 1 book review a year & peer-reviewing at least one article a year. So hit me up! #editing #Skystorians
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My colleague Lauren Duval has a new book coming out next month from @uncpress.bsky.social on military occupation and households in the Revolution. Lauren is real smart. Put it in your cart. #HATM
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My colleague Lauren Duval has a new book coming out next month from @uncpress.bsky.social on military occupation and households in the Revolution. Lauren is real smart. Put it in your cart. #HATM
Looking for a Christmas gift for a relative or friend currently enjoying Ken Burns' "The American Revolution" documentary?
May I shamelessly recommend "The Memory of '76," which explores how the story of the Revolution has been told over the last 250 years and is currently on sale for $15.94.
May I shamelessly recommend "The Memory of '76," which explores how the story of the Revolution has been told over the last 250 years and is currently on sale for $15.94.
The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History
The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History [Hattem, Michael D.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History
www.amazon.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Looking for a Christmas gift for a relative or friend currently enjoying Ken Burns' "The American Revolution" documentary?
May I shamelessly recommend "The Memory of '76," which explores how the story of the Revolution has been told over the last 250 years and is currently on sale for $15.94.
May I shamelessly recommend "The Memory of '76," which explores how the story of the Revolution has been told over the last 250 years and is currently on sale for $15.94.
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The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
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uncpress.org/978146969484...
White Power
Beginning in the colonial era and growing through the American Revolution and the Southern plantation system, slaveholders’ violent police regime continued...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30
uncpress.org/978146969484...
uncpress.org/978146969484...
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Hello friends. Dropping this here to support my son, who has been through some stuff I wouldn't wish on anyone and is channelling his experience into a near marathon in laps around the Emirates for mens mental health charities. Any pennies, or goodwill messages, appreciated! ❤️
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hello friends. Dropping this here to support my son, who has been through some stuff I wouldn't wish on anyone and is channelling his experience into a near marathon in laps around the Emirates for mens mental health charities. Any pennies, or goodwill messages, appreciated! ❤️
gofund.me/e46ca6106
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If you want to learn about the two specific and opposing memories or narratives of the Revolution that Ken Burns is trying to mash together in this documentary…
Hey #skystorians, what are the classic or new books you're recommending when your non-specialist friends are watching Ken Burns and want to read more?
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
The Memory of ’76
The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries Finalist, George Wash...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If you want to learn about the two specific and opposing memories or narratives of the Revolution that Ken Burns is trying to mash together in this documentary…
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Hey #skystorians, what are the classic or new books you're recommending when your non-specialist friends are watching Ken Burns and want to read more?
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
The Memory of ’76
The surprising history of how Americans have fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution for nearly two and a half centuries Finalist, George Wash...
yalebooks.yale.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hey #skystorians, what are the classic or new books you're recommending when your non-specialist friends are watching Ken Burns and want to read more?
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
I'm saying 1.) Elizabeth Fenn's Pox Americana and
2.) @michaelhattem.bsky.social 's Memory of '76.
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I am absolutely over the moon that my book “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” is officially published TODAY!
After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️
@uscpress.bsky.social
After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️
@uscpress.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I am absolutely over the moon that my book “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” is officially published TODAY!
After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️
@uscpress.bsky.social
After years of hard work, I am incredibly proud. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible 📚🐘🗃️
@uscpress.bsky.social
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Y'all don't even need registration. Just join in by visiting riverside.fm/studio/histo... at 7:45pm eastern. I'll be there along with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & @lizcovart.bsky.social and you never know who will pop up #HATM
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Y'all don't even need registration. Just join in by visiting riverside.fm/studio/histo... at 7:45pm eastern. I'll be there along with @michaelhattem.bsky.social & @lizcovart.bsky.social and you never know who will pop up #HATM
One last reminder that I’m doing a live watch along of the first episode of the documentary with @lizcovart.bsky.social and @herberthistory.bsky.social of #HATM TONIGHT! We go live at 7:45pm ET.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One last reminder that I’m doing a live watch along of the first episode of the documentary with @lizcovart.bsky.social and @herberthistory.bsky.social of #HATM TONIGHT! We go live at 7:45pm ET.
riverside.fm/studio/histo...
riverside.fm/studio/histo...
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Historians At The Movies is doing something special for the new Ken Burns series. Join in. Details below.
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
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November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Historians At The Movies is doing something special for the new Ken Burns series. Join in. Details below.
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
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Ken Burns’ new documentary about the American Revolution premieres on Sunday at 8pm Eastern, and @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, & I are hosting a watch party!
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
Ken Burns' The American Revolution Watch Party
Watch the premiere of Ken Burns' The American Revolution on PBS with historians Liz Covart, Jason Herbert, and Michael Hattem.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ken Burns’ new documentary about the American Revolution premieres on Sunday at 8pm Eastern, and @herberthistory.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, & I are hosting a watch party!
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
It’s free to join and you can chat with and ask us questions throughout the premiere.
Reposted by Michael Hattem
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
Planning on watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary premiere on Nov. 16th? Join @lizcovart.bsky.social, @herberthistory.bsky.social, and myself for a live watchalong.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Planning on watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary premiere on Nov. 16th? Join @lizcovart.bsky.social, @herberthistory.bsky.social, and myself for a live watchalong.
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