You can now read Sarah Mittlefehldt's "Distilling the Forest: Wood Alcohol and Industrial Chemistry in the Early Twentieth Century" from the October 2026 issue. #envhist #envhum www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Got some cool news and now I'm fondly remembering the time earlier in my career when a Dean wanted to do an opportunity hire for me but the Provost said I wasn't a "star" and l-o-l

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Check out @jeffmanuel.bsky.social's review of Colby Simms's "Southern Illinois Fishing: A Comprehensive Guide for Anglers," published in 2025 by Southern Illinois University Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #fishing www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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A small counterweight to the general collapse of print is that printing technology has developed to the point where almost any outfit can make stuff that is visually stunning. Thought prompted by the new Works In Progress, which looks like a million bucks. (Shameless plug, as I have a piece in it.)

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This looks interesting! Steve Stoll, LAND: A HISTORY IN SEVEN WORDS (Yale University Press, 2026) yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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