Julia Irwin
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History Prof: US foreign aid & int'l humanitarianism. Books: Catastrophic Diplomacy & Making the World Safe. Co-editor: InterConnections & J. Disaster Studies.
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Beyond elated to share the publication of *Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century* from
@UNC_Press
!
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The entire League of Nations Archives is now digitized. What a fantastic resource this will be for so many of us!
And it's a wrap!
5 years
250 terabytes of data
250,000 pieces of metadata
14,200,000 pages digitized
LONTAD, or "Total Digital Access to the League of Nations Archives", is coming to a close. An impressive work by
@UNOGLibrary
and partners! 👏🏽
➡️
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Some happy news to share! I have accepted a position as a Professor of History at Louisiana State University, effective this August. I'm thrilled to join LSU's fantastic history department, where I'll be teaching/researching in U.S. foreign relations and international history.
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I am delighted to share the cover of my new book,
#CatastrophicDiplomacy
, forthcoming with
@UNC_Press
later this year!
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Looking forward to the books for my grad seminar this term: ‘The US & the World, 1898-2001’
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It is still FAR from done, and I have a very long road of revising ahead, but I just finished a first complete draft of my book. This year has been... well, it’s been a year. But I’m taking a moment (or two) to celebrate.
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I'm elated to report that my second book, *Catastrophic Diplomacy*, is now under contract with
@UNC_Press
. I'm delighted to be working with the incredible
@DGershenowitz
on this project, which examines the history and politics of US foreign disaster aid. Look for it in Fall 2023!
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My department is hiring! We're seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of the British Empire (19th-20th centuries). We are particularly interested in scholars whose research is in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or the Caribbean.
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My trusty editorial assistant, Sacco the Cat, is *delighted* to announce that I just submitted my book for production!!! _Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century_ will be coming out next year with
@UNC_Press
.
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I am absolutely thrilled to share the launch of InterConnections: The Global 20th Century, a new international history series with UNC Press! Looking forward to working with my amazing co-editors —
@DrJSarkar
,
@RenataNKeller
, and
@CMcKNichols
— as we continue building the series!
Nearly 2 yrs ago,
@juliairwin
& I casually hatched the idea of a global history series over too many French 75s at
@SHAFRConference
. Today I’m overjoyed & honored to announce Interconnections: The Global 20th Century, a new series from
@UNC_Press
.
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Happy to share that my new book, Catastrophic Diplomacy, is now available for preorder! If you order from
@UNC_Press
, there is a 30% discount with the promo code 01SOCIAL30.
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Page proofs!! It's *almost* there... My book will be coming out in a few months from
@UNC_Press
; preorders available here:
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So excited!
Advances of
@juliairwin
’s important, wide-ranging, and timely new book CATASTROPHIC DIPLOMACY are in!
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Very glad to see the publication of the four volume Cambridge History of America and the World (
@cambUP_History
), and happy to have contributed a chapter to volume 3. Thanks to editors Brooke Blower, Andrew Preston, and Mark Philip Bradley for taking on this monumental project!
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Spent the afternoon learning about the League of Nations archives digitization project. They are digitizing the entire LON archive—15 million documents—and making them freely available and searchable!
@SHAFRhistorians
#GHRA2019
#GHRA
#aidhistory
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The reading stack for my grad seminar this fall, The U.S. and the Global Cold War:
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Thanks so much to everyone for your congratulations! I’m honored, humbled, and — dare I say — chuffed by all the kind words of support and encouragement.
Congratulations to
@juliairwin
on being awarded the
@SHAFRhistorians
Stuart Bernath Lecture Prize. She'll give the 2021 lecture at the AHA in Seattle. Well-deserved recognition for a fabulous scholar and teacher!
If you haven't bought her first book yet:
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Historians of disaster and other disaster studies scholars, please consider submitting to JDS -- and keep an eye out for our first issue, coming out later this year!
The Journal of Disaster Studies editorial collective is happy to announce that our inaugural issue will be published in June 2024. We also invite submissions for our next several issues. If you work in disaster studies -- broadly defined -- please consider submitting an article.
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Though it's been out in the world for a few weeks now,
#CatastrophicDiplomacy
: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century, is now officially published! If you order from
@UNC_Press
, the book is 30% off with the promo code 01SOCIAL30. Thanks for considering!
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My Bernath Lecture, "Our Climatic Moment: Hazarding a History of the United States and the World," is now published and currently in open access.
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I'm looking forward to discussing disasters and US foreign policy at
@ISSYale
later this week. Friends, if you're in or around New Haven on Wednesday, it would be lovely to see you!
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Excellent news for historians of humanitarianism & disasters: the catalogue for the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (League of Red Cross Societies) Library & Archives is finally online!! Lots of digitized material, too. Yay!
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Eagerly awaiting the start of
#SHAFR2021
, where I'm honored to be delivering this year's Bernath Lecture, "Our Climatic Moment: Hazarding a History of the United States and the World." Hope to see you on Friday June 18 (9:00 PDT/12:00 EDT/17:00 BST/18:00 CEST).
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Excited to see the announcement for our new series — InterConnection: The Global 20th Century — at the
@UNC_Press
booth! If you’re at
@The_OAH
and would like to chat about a project this afternoon, feel free to send me a DM!
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@NC_Renic
“Writing is very seldom actual writing. Maybe on the outside it looks as though I'm drinking and playing darts and eating craisins out of the box in my pocket, but this is part of the process. It's all writing. And I need you to respect my process.”
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@GilmoreGlenda
@least
I found this article (by a math prof) to be a pretty good run down of the myriad issues we would face if we tried to reopen in fall. Sobering, but realistic (and good for pro-opening admins to read!):
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Happy to announce the publication of the Focus section "Disasters, Science, and History," which
@JennyLeighSmith
and I co-edited for
@IsisJournal
. Check out our introduction, "On Disaster", here (in open-access):
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Exciting news: Journal of Disaster Studies is now live! My co-editors and I are delighted to share the official CFP and some additional information with all of you. Please get in touch if you are interested in submitting, and please help us spread the word!
We are thrilled to announce the formal launch of Journal of Disaster Studies!! Please take a look at our call for papers and get in touch with our editors if you are interested in submitting. You can also read more about us in the thread below!
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Power (thankfully) stayed on long enough for me to make and cook some hurricane tortelloni… not much else to do at this point. Winds picking up now. Blerg….
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I had the good fortune to read (and endorse) an advanced copy of this extraordinary book -- so glad to see that it will soon be published! A must-read for historians of humanitarianism and human rights. Congratulations, Fabian!
@CambPressAssess
just informed me that publication date of my book "In the Cause of
#Humanity
" will be 9th December 2021! Looking very much forward to it!
@IntHistCologne
@Philfak_koeln
@UniCologne
@AcademyCologne
@AKHF_V
@DGVN_de
@ArvidSchors
@IEG_Mainz
@V_R_Tweets
@GSSC_Cologne
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I just learned that the original Hamburglar wore a t-shirt that said “lone jogger” on it, and no one seems to know why. Any food historians have any insight? This guy is going to haunt my dreams.
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Thank you, Debbie!! It has been an absolute joy and honor to work with you as my editor!
IT IS HERE.
@juliairwin
’s much anticipated sophomore book is out now from
@UNC_Press
. And it is 🥇💥🔥. Buy, devour, review, invite her for a talk, give her all the awards, repeat.
@SHAFRhistorians
@womnknowhistory
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I'm honored to deliver the 2022 Charles C. Griffin Lecture this evening at Vassar College. Thanks to
@VassarHistory
and
@RobertKBrigham
for the invitation and warm welcome!
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My book has a webpage! Very excited to be getting closer to the publication date for
#CatastrophicDiplomacy
. The book will be coming out later this year, but is now available for preorder.
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My cat just puked on my Roomba. This is a declaration of war.
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Gretchen Heefner and I had the honor of co-chairing the program committee for SHAFR's 2020 conference, which would have been held June 18-20. Although the physical conference was canceled, we invite you to visit the virtual conference website this weekend:
SHAFR News - June 2020 - Link to virtual conference, prize winners, and more!
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An enthusiastic congratulations to my PhD student, Scott Miller, for successfully defending his wonderful dissertation: "The Friendship Train: Peas, Politics, and Propaganda." Excellent work, Dr. Miller!!
@SEMiller11
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Looking forward to speaking about disasters, humanitarian assistance, and US foreign relations at the Washington History Seminar next Monday. Zoom link available below!
Join us on April 15 at 4 PM ET for a Washington History Seminar on “Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century” with author
@juliairwin
and commentators Sarah Snyder and Megan Black.
#AHAOnline
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Delighted to be co-chairing the 2020 SHAFR program committee with the inimitable Gretchen Heefner. Please submit us a proposal and join us in New Orleans June 18-20!
@SHAFRhistorians
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Wow! This is an incredible resource for international historians, and already contains links to dozens and dozens of digitized collections (with more to come as.m the project evolves). Thanks to all of those who put this together!!
The SHAFR Task Force on Freely Available Research Databases has compiled a bibliography of electronic resources to aid research in U.S. foreign relations history. It has been posted to the SHAFR website under the "Research" tab dropdown:
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It looks like the cat's out of the bag! I look forward to sharing additional details about the new *Journal of Disaster Studies* very soon -- so please stay tuned! For now, please follow us on Twitter and visit our website over at
@PennPress
.
Welcome to the official Twitter account for the Journal of Disaster Studies. More information coming soon! In the meantime, please visit our website at
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Please consider submitting to JDS. If you have questions or an idea for an article, please feel free to reach out!
Disaster researchers: please consider submitting an article for consideration in the Journal of Disaster Studies! Our first issue will be appearing in 2024. For more information about our submission guidelines, please follow this link:
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My department is hiring! We're seeking an Assistant Professor of Instruction in U.S. History (equivalent to a permanent instructor position). Field of specialization open but the successful candidate must be able to teach U.S. History, 1877-Present.
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Le kouign-amann, « la pâtisserie la plus grasse de toute l’Europe »
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It was a pleasure to contribute to this H-Diplo roundtable on Paul Chamberlin’s fantastic new book, *The Cold War’s Killing Fields*
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Our department is hiring a historian of the British Empire -- deadline December 1!
My department is hiring! We're seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of the British Empire (19th-20th centuries). We are particularly interested in scholars whose research is in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or the Caribbean.
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I had a fabulous time chatting with Kelly about my book, Catastrophic Diplomacy, for the Unsung History podcast. Check out our conversation at the link below!
New Episode! "The History of US Foreign Disaster Relief"
In 1812, the United States Congress voted to provide $50,000 to assist victims of a horrific earthquake in the far-away country of Venezuela.…
with
@juliairwin
Player links & show notes:
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Many, many thanks to
@ahlie
and all of the organizers of the fantastic
#EAHMH
conference! Looking forward to 2025 already. And thanks to Lisa Smith and everyone at
@SSHMedicine
for inviting me to give this year’s keynote. Now, for some post-conference hiking 🙂
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CFP: Women, Gender Roles and Humanitarian Aid in the Greater War (1912-1925), 24-25 June 2020, University Foundation (Brussels). Abstracts due 15 February 2020.
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end-of-semester focaccia (olive on top, roasted garlic on the bottom)
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Today!
Join us on April 15 at 4 PM ET for a Washington History Seminar on “Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century” with author
@juliairwin
and commentators Sarah Snyder and Megan Black.
#AHAOnline
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As Kristin Hoganson notes in her message, we are now thinking through the possibilities for virtual conferencing, for those who may be interested. We hope to be in touch with some ideas before too long. Hope everyone is staying well.
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Thanks to all of you who have reached out about the storm. Made it through unscathed here in Tampa, thankfully — though it’s gutting to read the news from further south. If any local friends need help with cleanup today or this weekend, just let me know.
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Very much looking forward to chatting about the intersections of U.S. military history and international humanitarian history with
@BrianDrohan
,
@elisabmpiller
,
@mewalters101
, and
@AdamSeipp
, on Friday (late!) morning at the 2023
@SHAFRConference
. Should be a great conversation!
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It was an honor and a pleasure to participate in the Governing Humanitarianism conference, and to engage in wonderful conversations with so many brilliant people! Thanks esp. to my fellow panelists
@elisabmpiller
&
@MikeAaronson
, and to
@FabianMKlose
for bringing us all together!
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@Shepherd_books
invited me to create a list of the five best books on the origins of modern humanitarianism. Given how much *amazing* scholarship exists out there, it was all but impossible to choose... but I'm happy to share five of my favorites:
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Looking forward to discussing Catastrophic Diplomacy with Megan Black and Sarah Snyder at the Washington History Seminar, coming up on Monday April 15. Register here for the Zoom link:
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Happy to find this book in today’s mail, and looking forward to reading the essays from all my fellow contributors (not to mention those in the other three volumes!). Thanks again to Brooke Blower, Andrew Preston, and Mark Philip Bradley for taking on this monumental project.
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Hey,
@SHAFRhistorians
& other international historians! A friendly reminder from the program chairs that the deadline for submitting a proposal for the 2020
@SHAFRConference
in New Orleans is one month away. Please share the CFP, apply, and join us in NOLA!
Delighted to be co-chairing the 2020 SHAFR program committee with the inimitable Gretchen Heefner. Please submit us a proposal and join us in New Orleans June 18-20!
@SHAFRhistorians
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Have something to say about Covid-19 and history (broadly defined)? Please consider submitting a proposal. We can accept contributions in English, French, German, and Italian. Please let us know if you have any questions, and please share widely!
CFP: Historical Approaches to Covid-19. We seek proposals for brief, 2,000-3,000 word essays on the relationship between history and Covid-19 for use in undergraduate classrooms. Any historical field. Peer reviewed, pleasantly designed, published online.
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I really hope I get asked to review this!
I'm excited to announce that I've signed a book contract with
@iupress
to write a cocktail guide for academics. If you enjoyed my cocktail thread from last fall, this might be a book for you.
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rose petal tortellini * filled with artichoke, basil, parmigiano, and hazelnuts * with truffled olive oil and burrata
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Disaster Studies folks: terrific list of readings from
@DukePress
on "Catastrophe and its Aftermath."
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Have enjoyed a fantastic past few days in Geneva and Fribourg at the workshop "L’Humanitaire s’exhibe | The Humanitarian Exhibition." Here's the program for any
#aidhistory
folks who may be interested:
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Very pleased to read the first official review of Catastrophic Diplomacy. Many thanks to
@ilanpalacios
for both the words of praise and the very thoughtful critiques.
Check out
@ilanpalacios
's review of Julia Irwin's brand-new book - Catastrophic Diplomacy: US Foreign Disaster Assistance in the American Century.
#AmericanCentury
#History
#InternatioanalAid
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In other news about presidents and social media, I just discovered this 1975 album that LBJ released, reminiscing about the dogs he has loved and singing a duet with one of them.
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Very happy to see the official launch of the Initiative for Critical Disaster Studies, complete with a spiffy website.
#aidhistory
folks (and others!), check it out!
Introducing the Initiative for Critical Disaster Studies at
@NYUGallatin
. Please check out our website and, if you're a critical disaster scholar, share your CFPs, events, and news of your publications.
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Although I'm very happy to see Catastrophic Diplomacy in the
@UNC_Press
fall/winter catalog, I think I'm even more excited to see it in the company of all of these gorgeous cookbooks 😍 (clearly, it's time to start planning the menu for my book launch party!).
We are pleased to share the UNC Press Fall/Winter 2023 frontlist catalog, which includes trade, midlist, and scholarly books that will be published between August 2023 and January 2024.
Including titles by
@CountessCanuck
@FoggyRidgeCider
@BoydCothran
…
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Excited to see the publication of Michiko Suzuki's new book: Humanitarian Internationalism Under Empire: The Global Evolution of the Japanese Red Cross Movement, 1877–1945
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Congratulations Jay!!!
Deeply humbled that PLOUGHSHARES AND SWORDS (
@CornellPress
'22) has received the 2024 Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize from
@AASAsianStudies
awarded to most original & innovative first books on
#SouthAsia
.
Grateful to all those who were part of the journey.
👉🏾
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I'm looking forward to discussing human rights, humanitarianism, and the links between them with a group of fantastic scholars. Please join us for the conversation on Monday September 27 at 15:30 (CET)/9:30 (EDT).
Digital Panel Discussion
#HumanRights
and
#Humanitarianism
- a Complicated Relationship. Digital Panel on Sept, 27, 3:30 pm (CET).
#HKGovHum
@FabianMKlose
@juliairwin
@ahnussberger
@IEECL_cologne
@UniCologne
@Philfak_koeln
@ProfAThompson
@IEG_Mainz
@paulmann_ieg
@AKHF_V
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I was fortunate to read the galleys of this amazing book—looking forward to its publication!! Will be of interest to historians of humanitarianism and human rights (and other fields, too!).
Very excited to announce the publication of
@amandademmer
's book--a truly insightful account of US-Vietnam relations post-1975. See comments below for link with full description and ordering info. We'll have it on virtual display at
@SHAFRhistorians
in June too!
@cambUP_History
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Chelsea buns with honeyed goat cheese, prosciutto, sun dried tomatoes, arugula, and hazelnuts.
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I had a fabulous time talking with
@pshackel
about the history of US foreign disaster assistance and the state of the historical field more broadly. Thanks for hosting me,
@modscholarpod
!
Today’s the day! Take a listen as
@juliairwin
discusses her new book on U.S. disaster assistance from
@UNC_Press
@SHAFRhistorians
@SMH_Historians
@SonyaBonczek
@DGershenowitz
@LSU
@HistoryLsu
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