The Historian: Volume 61, Number 3, Spring 1999
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1999. Presumed first edition/first printing of this issue. Wraps. 502-749 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Some unpaginated pages at beginning and end. Published for Phi Alpha Theta, National Honor Society in History. The magazine was founded in 1938, The Historian has one of the largest circulations of any scholarly journal in the US or Britain with over 13,000 paid subscribers, both individual and institutional. The Historian seeks to publish only the finest of contemporary and relevant historical scholarship. It is the commitment of The Historian to serve as an integrator for the historical profession, bringing together the many strands of historical analysis through the publication of a diverse collection of articles. The Historian is also committed to promoting a comprehensive understanding of current historiographical debates and the most recent scholarship on contemporary historical concerns. In addition to its renown for the publication of original articles, This issue contains a compelling article by Arthur Scheer on Governor James Monroe and the Southampton Slave Resistance of 1799. Other articles addressed WWII economic warfare, Japanese Internment in WWII, Herbert Hoover and the Indians, Disloyalty in the Civil War, and an Interview with Michael J. Hogan. Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has over 350, 000 members, with about 860 local chapters. Phi Alpha Theta was established on March 17, 1921 at the University of Arkansas by Professor Nels Cleven. Cleven had become convinced in his time at the university that a fraternity of scholars was important for the study of history. The society was officially recognized on the 17th. In April, the decision was made for the society to be known by the Greek letters Phi Alpha Theta. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: James Monroe, Southampton Slave, Michael Hogan, Herbert Hoover, Indian Policy, Economic Warfare, Japanese Internment, Civil War, Disloyalty, Roger Adelson, Thomas Britten, Donald Stevens, Arthur Scherr, Francesco Cesareo, Robert Shaffer, Thomas Rodge
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