Happy Thanksgiving
After a week of grey, Austin has reverted to its sunny, blue skies. It seems like the New Year, the first day that I have not had looming deadlines in…
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I just spent two days at an a conference on the theme “Beyond Sweetness: New Histories of Sugar in the Early Atlantic World.” It was an exceptional gathering both in…
Read moreThe Grain Chain
A couple of weeks ago I was in Omaha, Nebraska. In the perfect fall weather, I drove across the Missouri. In the twin town of Council Bluffs, Iowa, I lingered…
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