Jonathan S. Jones
@jonathansjones.bsky.social
Historian 🗃️ | US Civil War era, History of Medicine | My book *Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis* is now out from UNC Press, tinyurl.com/opiumslavery) | proud #firstgen | jonathansjones.net
Pinned
It’s officially pub day for Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America‘s First Opioid Crisis! Available at a bookshop near you. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to bring this research to life! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146968953...
Stoked that my new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis, got a shout out in @cwmonitor.bsky.social Best Civil War Books of 2025 list! Thanks yall! www.civilwarmonitor.com/article/the-...
The Best Civil War Books of 2025
What were the best Civil War history books published in 2025? A panel of historians offers their picks.
www.civilwarmonitor.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Stoked that my new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis, got a shout out in @cwmonitor.bsky.social Best Civil War Books of 2025 list! Thanks yall! www.civilwarmonitor.com/article/the-...
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Former advisee and Binghamton PhD @jonathansjones.bsky.social publishes his amazing book OPIUM SLAVERY on the opioid crisis after the Civil War. A must read for all students of US history.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Former advisee and Binghamton PhD @jonathansjones.bsky.social publishes his amazing book OPIUM SLAVERY on the opioid crisis after the Civil War. A must read for all students of US history.
"What if it was the [border patrol] officers’ house that was on fire? Would they still arrest me or would they let me do my job?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"What if it was the [border patrol] officers’ house that was on fire? Would they still arrest me or would they let me do my job?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
The Author’s Corner with Jonathan S. Jones
Jonathan S. Jones is Assistant Professor of History at James Madison University. This interview is based on his new book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis (…
thewayofimprovement.blog
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pleased to share this *Opium Slavery* Author’s Corner on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. Thanks @johnfea1.bsky.social for featuring the book! 🗃️ thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/11/10/t...
Today at 5! Glades is located near the book exhibit hall. See y’all there! 🗃️
Attending the annual meeting in St. Pete Beach? The SCWH Early Career Committee invites you to a Happy Hour! 5 to 6:30 PM on Friday 11/7 at the Glades.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today at 5! Glades is located near the book exhibit hall. See y’all there! 🗃️
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Attending the annual meeting in St. Pete Beach? The SCWH Early Career Committee invites you to a Happy Hour! 5 to 6:30 PM on Friday 11/7 at the Glades.
September 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Attending the annual meeting in St. Pete Beach? The SCWH Early Career Committee invites you to a Happy Hour! 5 to 6:30 PM on Friday 11/7 at the Glades.
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
The SHA invites K-12 teachers to attend our annual meeting! See the attached flyer for information and registration details.
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The SHA invites K-12 teachers to attend our annual meeting! See the attached flyer for information and registration details.
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Thousands of volunteers are racing to preserve America’s history — photographing museum exhibits they fear the Trump administration could erase.
A small army is racing against time and Trump to preserve U.S. history
Like 'monks' in the Middle Ages, volunteers are working to preserve cultural treasures they fear are under threat from President Trump’s war against 'woke.'
www.latimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thousands of volunteers are racing to preserve America’s history — photographing museum exhibits they fear the Trump administration could erase.
Heading to @thesouthernsha.bsky.social next week? Join the Society of Civil War Historians Early Career Committee for for our annual Happy Hour!
5:00-6:30 pm Friday, November 7 in The Glades @jcwe.bsky.social 🗃️
5:00-6:30 pm Friday, November 7 in The Glades @jcwe.bsky.social 🗃️
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Heading to @thesouthernsha.bsky.social next week? Join the Society of Civil War Historians Early Career Committee for for our annual Happy Hour!
5:00-6:30 pm Friday, November 7 in The Glades @jcwe.bsky.social 🗃️
5:00-6:30 pm Friday, November 7 in The Glades @jcwe.bsky.social 🗃️
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS:
The Society of Civil War Historians Graduate Student Connections Committee is looking for 3 new members. Graduate students studying the Civil War Era (broadly defined) are encouraged to apply.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me (I'm the Chair of the GSCC)
The Society of Civil War Historians Graduate Student Connections Committee is looking for 3 new members. Graduate students studying the Civil War Era (broadly defined) are encouraged to apply.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me (I'm the Chair of the GSCC)
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS:
The Society of Civil War Historians Graduate Student Connections Committee is looking for 3 new members. Graduate students studying the Civil War Era (broadly defined) are encouraged to apply.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me (I'm the Chair of the GSCC)
The Society of Civil War Historians Graduate Student Connections Committee is looking for 3 new members. Graduate students studying the Civil War Era (broadly defined) are encouraged to apply.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to me (I'm the Chair of the GSCC)
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Today we're highlighting former Richards Center postdoc @jonathansjones.bsky.social, whose book Opium Slavery was just published by UNC Press! uncpress.org/978146968953...
Opium Slavery
During the Civil War, the utility and widespread availability of opium and morphine made opiates essential to wartime medicine. After the war ended, thousand...
uncpress.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today we're highlighting former Richards Center postdoc @jonathansjones.bsky.social, whose book Opium Slavery was just published by UNC Press! uncpress.org/978146968953...
It’s officially pub day for Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America‘s First Opioid Crisis! Available at a bookshop near you. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to bring this research to life! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146968953...
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It’s officially pub day for Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America‘s First Opioid Crisis! Available at a bookshop near you. Thanks to everyone who made it possible to bring this research to life! 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social uncpress.org/978146968953...
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Due to the government shutdown, this briefing on Wednesday is moving online. But silver lining—that means you folks can attend! 🗃️
On October 29, the AHA will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence. With moderator Kathryn Cramer Brownell and panelists Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt Univ.), Aaron Mendon-Plasek (Purdue Univ.), and Rebecca Slayton (Cornell Univ.). 🗃️
History of Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, & Security – AHA
The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, October 29, at 9:00...
www.historians.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Due to the government shutdown, this briefing on Wednesday is moving online. But silver lining—that means you folks can attend! 🗃️
Great project, wish we could have a similar project unlocking asylum records here in the US 🗃️
Historic environment research opportunity: unlocking the asylum archives - northpennines.org.uk/event/histor... #skystorians 🗃️
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Great project, wish we could have a similar project unlocking asylum records here in the US 🗃️
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
Congratulations to @jonathansjones.bsky.social on the publication of his new book with @uncpress.bsky.social. Just received my copy and it looks fantastic. uncpress.org/978146968953...
Opium Slavery
During the Civil War, the utility and widespread availability of opium and morphine made opiates essential to wartime medicine. After the war ended, thousand...
uncpress.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations to @jonathansjones.bsky.social on the publication of his new book with @uncpress.bsky.social. Just received my copy and it looks fantastic. uncpress.org/978146968953...
Come work with me! My department at JMU is hiring for a tenure-track historian of the modern US (post 1950). Otherwise, the position is broadly construed. We are a large department in a growing university with strong enrollment, just 2 hrs from the archives in DC 🗃️ networks.h-net.org/jobs/69300/j...
James Madison University - Assistant Professor of History | H-Net
networks.h-net.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Come work with me! My department at JMU is hiring for a tenure-track historian of the modern US (post 1950). Otherwise, the position is broadly construed. We are a large department in a growing university with strong enrollment, just 2 hrs from the archives in DC 🗃️ networks.h-net.org/jobs/69300/j...
the Keeley Institutes and Gold Cure appear in my book, Opium Slavery, as Gilded Age “cures” for addiction to narcotics and alcohol, before smoking. Love to see this ad from the ‘20s
Stop Smoking ad, 1929.
I suppose i shouldn't be surprised that there were people in the 20s looking to stop smoking, but I am.
This is in an old copy of Triple-X magazine, which is a pulp magazine that's far tamer than it sounds.
Internet Archive.
archive.org/details/trip...
#c20th 🗃️
I suppose i shouldn't be surprised that there were people in the 20s looking to stop smoking, but I am.
This is in an old copy of Triple-X magazine, which is a pulp magazine that's far tamer than it sounds.
Internet Archive.
archive.org/details/trip...
#c20th 🗃️
October 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
the Keeley Institutes and Gold Cure appear in my book, Opium Slavery, as Gilded Age “cures” for addiction to narcotics and alcohol, before smoking. Love to see this ad from the ‘20s
Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️
October 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
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.
nyti.ms
October 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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.
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
NOT A DRILLLLLLL IT WORKS!
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...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
NOT A DRILLLLLLL IT WORKS!
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
🗃️ 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
Thursday, October 23 at 5:30pm
Friday, October 24 at 5:30pm
Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am
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...
Learn more this and more upcoming events at our website: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/events/upcom...
September 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🗃️ 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
Thursday, October 23 at 5:30pm
Friday, October 24 at 5:30pm
Saturday, October 25 at 11:30am
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
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.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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.
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 🗃️
Giving a talk on AI and history to some students tomorrow, and the cover would be a great convo starter 🗃️
September 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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 🗃️
Giving a talk on AI and history to some students tomorrow, and the cover would be a great convo starter 🗃️
Reposted by Jonathan S. Jones
At a time when the Trump administration is actively suppressing the work of public historians and the history of American slavery, the decision to highlight one of the most harmful historical myths in American history should be roundly condemned by all of us. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Robert E. Lee and the Return of the "Loyal Slave" to West Point
This week we finally got visual confirmation of the return of a portrait of Robert E.
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
At a time when the Trump administration is actively suppressing the work of public historians and the history of American slavery, the decision to highlight one of the most harmful historical myths in American history should be roundly condemned by all of us. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Teaching request: I'm having students listen to and annotate oral histories from the Vietnam War. I need some kind of form that they can complete as part of their active listening and that can let them document their key takeaways. Does anyone have a form you'd be willing to share? 🗃️
September 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Teaching request: I'm having students listen to and annotate oral histories from the Vietnam War. I need some kind of form that they can complete as part of their active listening and that can let them document their key takeaways. Does anyone have a form you'd be willing to share? 🗃️