Lindsay M. Chervinsky
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social
Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library @mount_vernon. 🖊️ MAKING THE PRESIDENCY & THE CABINET. 🐶 mom. Views my own.
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I'm a presidential historian, author of a couple of books including *Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic*, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.
And I have a four-legged sidekick who is my heart.
I'm a presidential historian, author of a couple of books including *Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic*, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.
And I have a four-legged sidekick who is my heart.
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This is one of the highlights of my career: a lovely blurb from the brilliant @vscharff.bsky.social! 🥰🙏📚
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is one of the highlights of my career: a lovely blurb from the brilliant @vscharff.bsky.social! 🥰🙏📚
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
THE WESTERNERS is out March 31, 2026 with @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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From award-winning historian @mkn.bsky.social an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditional frontier myth that has dominated popular American culture. The Westerners by Megan Kate Nelson, on sale 3/31/26! https://bit.ly/3NU7J4b
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
From award-winning historian @mkn.bsky.social an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditional frontier myth that has dominated popular American culture. The Westerners by Megan Kate Nelson, on sale 3/31/26! https://bit.ly/3NU7J4b
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Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Blueskis, studies have shown that when folks see or hear about a book more than five times, they are likely to check it out, and buy it.
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
So in the spirit of creating buzz, here is the gorgeous cover of THE WESTERNERS, which will be published on March 31!
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.
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To Make the World Again
Common Sense at 250
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
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I wrote a review for @lmchervinsky.bsky.social’s recent book. I have tremendous passion for the Adams family and am grateful this review was accepted. My journey as an academic and historian continues. I hope this review does her work justice.
commonplace.online/article/john...
commonplace.online/article/john...
John Adams and the Making of the Presidency - Commonplace
In Making the Presidency, she shows how Adams made decisions when no structure or precedent offered guidance.
commonplace.online
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I wrote a review for @lmchervinsky.bsky.social’s recent book. I have tremendous passion for the Adams family and am grateful this review was accepted. My journey as an academic and historian continues. I hope this review does her work justice.
commonplace.online/article/john...
commonplace.online/article/john...
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"By which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king."
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social and I dive into the origins and meanings of Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250 for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social
Watch Now: youtu.be/6cB7BljBWJw?...
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social and I dive into the origins and meanings of Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250 for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social
Watch Now: youtu.be/6cB7BljBWJw?...
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"By which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarchy, that in America the law is king."
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social and I dive into the origins and meanings of Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250 for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social
Watch Now: youtu.be/6cB7BljBWJw?...
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social and I dive into the origins and meanings of Thomas Paine's Common Sense at 250 for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social
Watch Now: youtu.be/6cB7BljBWJw?...
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Right after the January 6 insurrection and in the years afterward, historians wrote about its echoes in the past and its implications for the future.
Here is a roundup of their online articles, with links:
megankatenelson.com/historians-c...
Here is a roundup of their online articles, with links:
megankatenelson.com/historians-c...
Historians Contextualizing the Capitol Insurrection: A Roundup – Megan Kate Nelson
megankatenelson.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Right after the January 6 insurrection and in the years afterward, historians wrote about its echoes in the past and its implications for the future.
Here is a roundup of their online articles, with links:
megankatenelson.com/historians-c...
Here is a roundup of their online articles, with links:
megankatenelson.com/historians-c...
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Beyond excited that @literaryhub.bsky.social included “The Westerners” on their 2026 Most Anticipated Books list! #squee
Out on the last day in March, but you can pre-order it now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Out on the last day in March, but you can pre-order it now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Beyond excited that @literaryhub.bsky.social included “The Westerners” on their 2026 Most Anticipated Books list! #squee
Out on the last day in March, but you can pre-order it now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Out on the last day in March, but you can pre-order it now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Your yearly reminder that the Republican-controlled Congress still refuses to place this plaque inside the Capitol Building to honor the men and women who defended democracy on January 6, 2021. Shame on them. #January6
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Your yearly reminder that the Republican-controlled Congress still refuses to place this plaque inside the Capitol Building to honor the men and women who defended democracy on January 6, 2021. Shame on them. #January6
The author of the Monroe Doctrine (John Quincy Adams) also said:
“[We] go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
“[We] go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The author of the Monroe Doctrine (John Quincy Adams) also said:
“[We] go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
“[We] go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
I’ll take it!
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I’ll take it!
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published in 1776 and helped change the course of American history.
Join In Pursuit for a live Substack conversation marking its 250th anniversary with @jimambuske.bsky.social and @lmchervinsky.bsky.social
🗓 Monday, January 5 at 7:30 PM ET
inpursuit.substack.com
Join In Pursuit for a live Substack conversation marking its 250th anniversary with @jimambuske.bsky.social and @lmchervinsky.bsky.social
🗓 Monday, January 5 at 7:30 PM ET
inpursuit.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published in 1776 and helped change the course of American history.
Join In Pursuit for a live Substack conversation marking its 250th anniversary with @jimambuske.bsky.social and @lmchervinsky.bsky.social
🗓 Monday, January 5 at 7:30 PM ET
inpursuit.substack.com
Join In Pursuit for a live Substack conversation marking its 250th anniversary with @jimambuske.bsky.social and @lmchervinsky.bsky.social
🗓 Monday, January 5 at 7:30 PM ET
inpursuit.substack.com
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Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 255 (12/21/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please sha...
blackwhiteandread.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here it is, the final regular #ScholarSunday thread of 2025, my 255th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Happy winter solstice everyone. ❄️
December 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Happy winter solstice everyone. ❄️
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Important context about the Monroe Doctrine that needs to be known in 2025.
I can't say I was expecting the Monroe Doctrine to be in the news in 2025. But here we are. So I thought a bit of history and context would be helpful. Check your inboxes or subscribe today! open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
The Monroe Doctrine in 2025
Not a title I anticipated typing...
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Important context about the Monroe Doctrine that needs to be known in 2025.
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Now Playing! "The Siege"
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Now Playing! "The Siege"
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
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I'm proud to say that this episode was co-written by my former graduate research assistant Annabelle Spencer!
Featuring Rick Atkinson, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, Brad Jones, and Rosemarie Zagarri.
Featuring Rick Atkinson, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, Brad Jones, and Rosemarie Zagarri.
Now Playing! "The Siege"
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
Hours after the Battles of Lexington & Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on Breed's and Bunker's Hills.
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm proud to say that this episode was co-written by my former graduate research assistant Annabelle Spencer!
Featuring Rick Atkinson, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, Brad Jones, and Rosemarie Zagarri.
Featuring Rick Atkinson, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, Brad Jones, and Rosemarie Zagarri.
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For my friends in PME & those with an interest in history, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social has a worthwhile consideration on the Monroe Doctrine and the new National Security Strategy.
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
The Monroe Doctrine in 2025
Not a title I anticipated typing...
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For my friends in PME & those with an interest in history, @lmchervinsky.bsky.social has a worthwhile consideration on the Monroe Doctrine and the new National Security Strategy.
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
I can't say I was expecting the Monroe Doctrine to be in the news in 2025. But here we are. So I thought a bit of history and context would be helpful. Check your inboxes or subscribe today! open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
The Monroe Doctrine in 2025
Not a title I anticipated typing...
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I can't say I was expecting the Monroe Doctrine to be in the news in 2025. But here we are. So I thought a bit of history and context would be helpful. Check your inboxes or subscribe today! open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome #historian Lindsay Chervinsky @lmchervinsky.bsky.social to discuss her current research on #JohnQuincyAdams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGZ...
John Quincy Adams with Lindsay Chervinsky
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome #historian Lindsay Chervinsky @lmchervinsky.bsky.social to discuss her current research on #JohnQuincyAdams.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGZ...
So excited for my buddy @mkn.bsky.social about this next project!
BIG NEWS, FRIENDS!
It is a quirk of the writing life that while you are finishing the current book, you are pitching the next one.
I am delighted that I will be working once again with Kathy Belden at Scribner, and returning to Civil War studies (and Texas!) for this exciting new project.
It is a quirk of the writing life that while you are finishing the current book, you are pitching the next one.
I am delighted that I will be working once again with Kathy Belden at Scribner, and returning to Civil War studies (and Texas!) for this exciting new project.
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So excited for my buddy @mkn.bsky.social about this next project!
And if you are in DC/Md/VA come see Lauren talk about her work at Mount Vernon on December 16!
Overjoyed to note the publication of Lauren Duval's much anticipated, The Home Front Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence (@uncpress.bsky.social @oieahc.bsky.social 2025)! And just in time for spring syllabuses!
uncpress.org/978146969005...
uncpress.org/978146969005...
The Home Front
Prior to the American Revolution, the urban centers of colonial North America had little direct experience of war. With the outbreak of violence, British for...
uncpress.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
And if you are in DC/Md/VA come see Lauren talk about her work at Mount Vernon on December 16!