https://www.chris-magra.com/fishermans-cause-book daily 0.75 2021-02-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602c60b03fb4ec3615c15a93/1613565544710/FC_Cover.jpg Fisherman's Cause Book - “For those who wonder why commercial fishing rights were so central to the Anglo-American peace negotiations of 1782 and 1783, Magra provides a convincing answer. In this short but stimulating book, he connects all players in the industry and sketches the changes they wrought during the 150 years preceding independence. More important, he provides clear evidence of the extent to which events on land and sea were linked; for this we are in his debt. Atlantic life influenced mainland life, and vice versa. Connections within the wider Atlantic community are central to understanding the North American world.” — David Hancock, The New England Quarterly https://www.chris-magra.com/poseidons-curse-book daily 0.75 2021-02-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602d376946bf60790c6f4a1e/1613576055069/PC_Cover2.PNG Poseidon's Curse Book - “In Poseidon's Curse Christopher P. Magra shows how the waterfront struggle against body-snatching profoundly shaped the course of history. Once again he illuminates the Atlantic and maritime origins of the American Revolution.” — Marcus Rediker, Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History https://www.chris-magra.com/unfree-food-book daily 0.75 2021-02-18 https://www.chris-magra.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2021-11-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602add73750e046ac96781e6/1613438462418/Archive+Pic_MHS.jpg Home - In the Archive Reading eighteenth-century handwriting takes intense concentration. Here I am in the reading room at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston. This is one of my favorite places to research early American history. I’m looking at Caleb Davis’s account books for records of who did what labor in his chocolate works. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602b1d474de25f0bd1a1b836/1613438320033/Classroom+Pic.jpg Home - In the Classroom First day selfie with the students in HIUS 221. This is a large class that typically fills with international students and non-history majors who are required to take a survey of U.S. history. I do my best to convince them that there are lessons and perspectives in the past that can inform our present and our future. And I try to make them smile, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602b25861ac7f359954c80f9/1613440546825/Photo6.PNG Home - In the Community Knoxville, Tennessee is rich in history. The Blount Mansion interprets the dramatic and complex history of William Blount, one of our Founding Fathers. If you don’t know his story, then here is a lecture I gave at the Mansion. https://www.chris-magra.com/public-talks daily 0.75 2021-02-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f09b96cfe22370b656411/1613695427047/Elbridge+Gerry.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f0acc3ceb07711bdcaf1b/1613695718818/William+Blount.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f0d5719720922d817e9e1/1613696354260/Blackbeard.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f0c2c3d2d235c81ee5d02/1613696059176/Chocolate3.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f06ad098fa04c52c51764/1613694665167/Boston%2BMassacre.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602f051f098fa04c52c4f12a/1613694259351/Boston+Tea+Party.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fbabcdd62e139fa56a7e2/1613740744734/Battle+of+RI.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fbc426fd92b190f1eb3c6/1613741142859/Battle%2Bof%2BKings%2BMountain.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fbe41c2dfaa54eb36f3e0/1613741679328/John_Sevier.jpg Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fc0e12169770aa5064c06/1613742321524/Newfoundland.PNG Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fc4d3d047734047ed264a/1613743330728/Slavery_Food.PNG Public Talks https://static1.squarespace.com/static/602533d05b040633af137698/t/602fc360aea7ce6248656d0d/1613742960324/Declaration.PNG Public Talks https://www.chris-magra.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2021-02-19 https://www.chris-magra.com/syllabi daily 0.75 2021-11-30