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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I’m old and lucky enough to have seen #Arsenal win the league three times and in many ways this is the most satisfying because it’s the first one for my two boys who are now 20 and 19 and have been supporters from birth.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I’ve been fortunate to get to travel this year for talks. One of the highlights was returning to City College last week for the first time in 15 years. And I’m looking forward to the Annual Fiori Lecture event at the Massachusetts Historical Society next month. www.masshist.org/events/revol...

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Looking forward to doing a talk this afternoon at MIT.

Schedule for MIT programming related to America 250.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

My forthcoming book, out in November on Oxford University Press, has a cover!

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

My book, Past and Prologue, has a chapter that covers networking in the revolutionary era over issues related to historical writing, research, and publication. It’s also available as a conference paper on my website. mdhattem.com/wp-content/u... and includes this sociogram.

Sociogram showing early national Americans who corresponded about historical writing, research, and publication.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

US District Judge Fred Biery cites several grievances from the #DeclarationofIndependence in an order releasing Adrian Conejo Arias and his five year old son, Liam, who were seized by ICE in Minneapolis, and tells the Trump administration that "'We the people' are hearing echos of that history."

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A paragraph from the preface of Michael Kammen’s “People of Paradox.”

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What was stolen was the difference between increased productivity and stagnant wages over the decades following 1971.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Saw this yesterday on YouTube. Who wants an AI voice interrupting a song? The idiots in charge of this stuff seem to keep coming up with uses for it that no normal person could possibly want. But then again it’s all about conditioning the younger generation.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

One last reminder that I’m doing a live watch along of the first episode of the documentary with @lizcovart.bsky.social and @herberthistory.bsky.social of #HATM TONIGHT! We go live at 7:45pm ET. riverside.fm/studio/histo...

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Planning on watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary premiere on Nov. 16th? Join @lizcovart.bsky.social, @herberthistory.bsky.social, and myself for a live watchalong. www.eventbrite.com/e/ken-burns-...

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Excited to get such a good review of “The Memory of ‘76” in the American Historical Review!

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

For anyone in the Boston area, I am doing an event at Cambridge Public Library on November 10th. Registration link: cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/15458403

Poster for event at Cambridge Public Library about the memory of the American Revolution.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Very happy to share that I have signed a contract with Oxford University Press for a short book entitled, "The Declaration of Independence: A Concise History" that will come out next year and then will become part of their Very Short Introductions series in 2028.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I was very honored to be asked to take part in this forum in the new issue of the Journal of the Early Republic. The issue also includes an excellent historiography article on the "Critical Period" by @tomcutterham.bsky.social! @thejerpano.bsky.social

Journal of the Early Republic, "The Revolution at 250: A Conversation"

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 26/06/2024

I can now confirm that my new book, “The Memory of ‘76” is a real thing. The book explores the conflicting ways Americans have remembered the Revolution over the last 250 years and its importance in our politics and culture. It is out on July 23rd and available for preorder now.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Got this in the mail today… the cover of the July 10, 1869 issue of Harper’s Weekly which features an image entitled “The Memory of Seventy-Six” featuring an AmRev veteran in his 90s showing his great-grandkids his rifle from the Revolution. It was accompanied by a poem about the veteran.

Cover of Harper’s Weekly from 1869 featuring an AmRev veteran showing his descendants his rifle from the war.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

The title and contents pages from the proofs for my upcoming book, “The Memory of ‘76,” which is a history of how Americans have remembered and fought over the meaning and legacy of the Revolution. It comes out in July and is available for preorder now: www.amazon.com/Memory-76-Re...

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

The anniversary of the Stamp Act reminds me one of my favorite sources from the entire Revolution. In NYC, protesters posted placards all around town in the week before Nov. 1st when the Act would go into effect warning residents not to comply with the Act.

Placard reading: "Pro Patria, The first Man that either distributes or makes use of stamped paper, let him take care of his house, person, and effects. Vox Populi; We dare"

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

I am very happy to share the cover for my forthcoming book from @yalepress which will be published in July 2024. It shows how the popular memory of the Revolution has served as the nation’s “origin myth” & how Americans have fought over the meaning & legacy of the Revolution for nearly 250 years.

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Michael Hattem @michaelhattem.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

“Nine rings were gifted to the race of Men….”

Mugshots of criminal defendants in the GA RICO case arranged 3x3.

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