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Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America with Dr. Vaughn Scribner
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Today we're talking with Dr. Vaughn Scribner about his book, Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America.
Vaughn is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Arkansas. In addition to his latest book, he is also the author of Merpeople: A Human History (Reaktion Books, 2020), and Inn Civility: Urban Taverns and Early American Civil Society (NYU Press, 2019)—in addition to numerous articles, book chapters, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of America’s original celebrity “influencer,” Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport, Massachusetts (1747-1806).
https://uncpress.org/book/9781469680774/under-alien-skies
This episode is sponsored by The Landmark Trust USA