Dan Howlett

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social

Research Associate at The John Carter Brown Library; GMU History PhD researching early American disability and religion; Formerly doing DH at RRCHMN; GWU Fencing coach; Ask Me Anything coordinator at r/AskHistorians
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@askhistorians.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 6:33 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

A new #Podcast is here #Skystorians! Join Dr. Lukas Rieppel to discuss the role of paleontology in the late 19th century. How the discipline evolved and how the robber barons, working class, & native peoples of the Gilded Age left a mark on paletonology.
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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:25 PM

Today we have @timothysw.bsky.social joining us on @askhistorians.bsky.socialsto discuss his new book Outed, new from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! Come check it out!

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@martennoorduin.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:28 AMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

I’m doing an AMA on my new book on American pianists around 1900, hosted by the excellent people from AskHistorians on Reddit. Have a look and join the conversation: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:25 PM

Too many people: Cemeteries are scary and haunted Reality: Gravestones are incredible places to search for histories of politics, protest, and religion Visit a cemetery this Spooky Season 🪦

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:30 PM

@martennoorduin.bsky.social joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social today to discuss his new book American Pianists and Anti-Americanism in Germany and Austria-Hungary around 1900. Come check it out!

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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:11 PM

And of course check them out! You can find all the AMAs here: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:11 PM

I'm very excited that we've surpassed 20m views on Ask Me Anythings in under 2 years! We've hosted 171 AMAs in that time and we're far from done! We've covered bricks, bacon, hobos, goblins, manga, football, whiskers, gems, rum, and much more! Stay tuned!

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:14 PM

Thomas Andrews joins @askhistorians.bsky.social today to discuss his book The Great Horse Flu: A Forgotten Contagion and the Fate of Reconstruction America, new from @uncpress.bsky.social. Come check it out!

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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:20 PM

Yana Skorobogatov joins @askhistorians.bsky.social today to discuss her new book Fate In My Hands: The Death Penalty in the Soviet Union, new from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. Come check it out!

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@lukeberryman.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

Join me on r/AskHistorians for an AMA!

#history #historymatters #resistance

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@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 2:01 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

How did ordinary people fight back against fascism?

Luke Berryman, author of #ResistingNazism, is LIVE on r/AskHistorians for a Reddit AMA! ✊

Ask him about everything from 1920s underground resistance to how we fight extremism today.

Join here: https://bit.ly/3VDLovF

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 PM

@lukeberryman.bsky.social joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social today to discuss his new book Resisting Nazism: True Stories of Resistance to the World's Most Dangerous Ideology, from 1920 to the Present, new from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social. Come check it out!

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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 PM

Today Roman Hautala joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social to discuss his new book Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219-1502, new from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social! Come check it out!

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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 3:09 PM

Today Peter Eisenstadt joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social to discuss his new boon Integration at Second Base: Jackie Robinson and the Quest for Black Citizenship, new from @uvapress.bsky.social. Come check it out!

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@lukeberryman.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:43 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

Excited to be running an AMA on r/AskHistorians next week! 👇

@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 4:05 PM

Today @nighthawkog.bsky.social joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social to discuss Ameria's first superhero, Night Hawk. Come check it out! (And see his book, new from @uchicagopress.bsky.social)

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@nighthawkog.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 3:06 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

I am thrilled to be hosting a live Q&A on r/AskHistorians this morning.

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@easmisc.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

Remembering Susan E. Klepp (1943-2026), Karin Wulf writes: “It’s a cliché to say that the historian’s life can be much too short, and we’re grateful for the work that lives on. But like so many cliches, it’s got just enough truth.” Read more here: tinyurl.com/3uksu5nh

The cover of a book featuring an image of a woman with an infant. The book is titled: Revolutionary Conceptions: Women, Fertility, and Family Limitation in Early America, 1760-1820.

@sarabpritchard.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:13 PMReposted by @dhowlett1692.bsky.social

I'm on @askhistorians.bsky.social today, answering questions about my brand-new book, #TransformingNight, from @uwapress.uw.edu!
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@dhowlett1692.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 5:07 PM

Today @sarabpritchard.bsky.social joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social for a fascinating history from her new book Transforming Night: The History and Science of Light Pollution. Come check it out!

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