Jessica VanGorder King

public history. museum education. 19th century american history.
*views are my own.*

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

Breaking my Twitter silence to report that @idyllwoods and i are less than an hour away from seeing our favorite men grace the stage. Can't say how grateful i am to be experiencing this with such a good friend. #MCRDALLAS

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

Love this

[Ulysses S. Grant NHS @USGrantNPS]

Welcome to Year 2 of March Madness: Civil War Beards! Facebook has disabled its poll function, so we're leaving it to you, Twitter, to choose your favorite U.S. Grant beard.

Over the next few days we'll create a poll for each matchup. Stay tuned for round 1 later today! #ULSG

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

Various global histories, general american history, British imperialism, general European history, national parks, and finally a handful of fiction.

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

Moved so I got to rearrange my bookshelf. Topic areas: ancient history, american revolution, french revolution, civil war, reconstruction, African American history, world war 1, world war 2, Korean war, Vietnam, general military history, Kennedy assassination...To be continued...

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@kmacisrad L.G. FUAD

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

A poor take on Hasting's part, in my opinion. The field is broadening to encompass more than the traditional military history that he's accustomed to and that's a good thing.
https://t.co/lfNAWJtlJm

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@NickSacco55 Thank you, I can't wait to dive into this!Additionally, I consider myself an emerging Grant scholar myself and would love some of your best book recs. I've done his memoirs, Chernow's book, and Porter's "Campaining with Grant". Appreciate your time and recommendations!

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@NickSacco55 I'm glad I came across this essay this morning and took the time to read it! I've always considered myself a fan of Chernow's work and now want to go back and more critically read his books. Curious if you can provide links to some of the critiques on "Grant"?

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

My covid stress relief has been building tiny rooms:

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@djmadenford He's my favorite.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

am I tired all the time because I’m lazy or am I tired because I’m watching three simultaneous globe-spanning world-historic disasters converge in real time

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@defendpoppunk10 I'm happy for you. Finding a job right now is painful. So glad you found something!!

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@defendpoppunk10 Congrats!!

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

It was a hot summer day and we were going to my great grandfather's pool to swim. A cherished memory never forgotten because it is forever enshrined on a page of my book by way of a stain. Magical.

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

Rereading a book I've owned for years now and came across a page with a chocolate ice cream stain on it. It took me back immediately to being 12 years old and reading this book for the first time, eating a chocolate ice cream cone in the back seat of my dad's truck.

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

I will talk your ear off about U.S. Grant.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

physically I'm here but emotionally? emotionally I'm a bookstore cat napping in a sunlit window of a coastal bookstore, sleepily curling round the legs of patrons for pats and scritches.

[Jessica VanGorder King @jkvangorder]

@CabinetofCurios I was laid off, rehired, and then laid off again 3 weeks later.

[ConcernedApe @ConcernedApe]

Stardew Valley 1.5 update... notice anything new in Willy's shop? Progress on the update is coming along steadily. It's still in a "nose to the grindstone" phase, but some good milestones have been met. This update adds a significant new piece of end-game content and much more!