Historian & Tour Guide. Tweets about history, politics, travel. Book nerd. My history pod is @tourguidetell she/her
Jan 2, 2022 • 21 tweets • 6 min read
Rebecca’s best books of 2021, a thread.
In 2021 I read 242 books or 84,706 pages. Roughly a book every 36 hours. These are my favorite 20 books, not all published in 2021 and the list is not in any order. #BestOf2021
The Border by Erika Fatland. A social and cultural travelogue about all the countries that border Russia. Man oh man do I wish she could write as fast as I can read. Riveting.
This disaster is a fascinating intersection of women’s history and labor history, and imho does not get enough credit for being as influential as it was.
So let’s dig in, shall we? #TriangleShirtwaistFactory @tourguidetell
Jan 9, 2021 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
Charles Sumner thread!!
This thread is inspired by a picture from the terror attack on the US Capitol on Wed. I’m not going to copy or otherwise link to the picture b/c I find it offensive but it involves a protestor standing with a confederate flag in front of Sumner’s portrait
Sumner was Boston born and raised to a very liberal family and grew up committed to racially integrated schools and prison reform among much else. Above all he was a passionate abolitionist. He was a celebrated orator and considered a radical even in liberal MA
