Public historian/editor working at @LibraryCongress (views are mine). Passionate about 19th cent. America, Lincoln, & DC History. Also @Jeopardy Champion
Today I officially become a published author with the publication of American Feast: Cookbooks and Cocktails from the Library of Congress!
Get it from the @librarycongress shop at the below link, from our friends at @UNC_Press, or wherever books are sold!
https://t.co/g0jUBIQgK6
Love the image of a mom holding her toddler. As a dad of one, very realistic that'd she insist on being carried... only missing the unused stroller to the side.
NEW Lincoln Memorial Undercroft to Open June 25: The National Park Service announced today that timed-entry tickets for the new Lincoln Memorial undercroft experience will become available online beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, in advance of the facility’s public opening on June 25. https://t.co/V3eJlYI0eA
We turn 225 today! 🎂 🥳 Here's a brief summary of the Library's history, courtesy of Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress. https://t.co/XoTapZMf6c
In about 45 minutes, I'm reading a 10-minute segment of The Great Gatsby as a part of the @librarycongress celebration of its 100th anniversary. Watch the livestream here:
https://t.co/dSoronf8HU
On this day in 1931, Congress passed a law that allowed for the creation of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, which is part of the Library of Congress. Here’s a look at one of the ways NLS still provides free books for patrons: Audiobook recording!
I have a new blog post out on the latest @librarycongress Crime Classic, "V as in Victim." Written by Lawrence Treat, this book is the first police procedural. Fascinating seeing what passed for forensic science in 1944 compared to modern versions via CSI
https://t.co/20kjZn8V3l
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón got to do something very special on Monday. She watched as a spacecraft carrying her poem, "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa," lifted off from @NASAKennedy, the first step in a 1.8-billion mile voyage to Jupiter’s moon. 🧵
Happy birthday President Carter! What a legendary post-presidency life.
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Jimmy Carter turns 100, and his hometown is ringing in the milestone
https://t.co/gOrmHifmPx
Trump ended the debate by saying Kamala Harris is the worst vice president in history.
Just some historical context:
Aaron Burr literally killed someone and then later after his term was charged with treason for trying to create a breakaway republic.
TIL that there is a "Captain Marvel" character that is actually owned by DC Comics, not Marvel Comics. It's what the "Shazam" character was originally called.
As a Baltimorean, it was an honor to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the @orioles@nationals game in celebration of Nat’l Book Festival Day. It was a pinch me moment to receive tips from Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Cal Ripken Jr and the support of Os owner David Rubenstein.