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Historian 🗃️ | US Civil War era, History of Medicine | My book Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans & America’s First Opioid Crisis is coming in Oct 2025 (preorder: https://tinyurl.com/opiumslavery) | proud #firstgen | jonathansjones.net

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · Apr 28

ICYMI, my book is now available for pre-order! The publication date is October 28, and you can use the discount code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · Apr 25

It's really real! We have a pre-order link for my new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis, forthcoming in October from @uncpress.bsky.social 🗃️

Please consider requesting a copy for your library! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much, Diane!!! can't believe it's finally real. I will send you a copy!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

huge thank you!!! and check the acknowledgments

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks for sharing, meg!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much, Hilary!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks for sharing!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thank you!!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks!!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks very much!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thank you!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

yes! these made it into the book. great tv and totally fascinating pop culture look into this history decaded before scholars really engaged w/it

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks Mark! so glad to have worked with you on this!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much, Rachel!! really excited to see it in book form finally

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks so much!!! finally, proof of life

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 20h

thanks meg! super excited

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 2d

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Fred Ramsdell was parked at a campground in Montana on Monday when his wife suddenly started shouting. He first thought that maybe she had seen a grizzly bear. Instead, she had regained cell service and had seen a flood of text messages with the same news. “You just won the Nobel Prize!” she yelled.

Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

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Vita "Empancipated Blacula" Ayala @definitelyvita.bsky.social · 11d

NOT A DRILLLLLLL IT WORKS!

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 11d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 16d

🗃️ So very excited to host Laura Edwards for the annual Brose Lectures at the @richardscenter.bsky.social this year! The lectures, are free and open to the public. Please join us:

Thursday, October 23 at 5:30pm
Friday, October 24 at 5:30pm
Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am

Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 16d

Join us on October 23, 24, and 25 for the 2025 Steven and Janice Brose Distinguished Lectures Series. This year our lecturer is Dr. Laura F. Edwards of Princeton University.

Learn more this and more upcoming events at our website: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/events/upcom...

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NPR @npr.org · 17d

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 19d

yes!!! thank you

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 19d

There was a post circulating a few days back on bluesky about an AI-generated history book cover... does anyone have the link to that post?

Giving a talk on AI and history to some students tomorrow, and the cover would be a great convo starter 🗃️

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