Steve Sarson
@stevesarson.bsky.social
Historian. Latest book--The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States--published by @uvapress.bsky.social. Cat gentleman. Occasional blogger: https://sonofsar.blogspot.com
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Steve Sarson
@stevesarson.bsky.social
· Jan 5
If you’re teaching university-level US history next semester or any after in courses that include the Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, and early republic, this thread is so you can see if my new book is, or if certain chapters in it are, useful to you and your students.
Well, this story took an unexpected turn.
September 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Well, this story took an unexpected turn.
BBC Wales Today reported earlier this evening that support there for independence is now 42 percent, while opposition to independence is at 68 percent. That's something I've long admired about the Welsh--always ready to give 110 percent.
September 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
BBC Wales Today reported earlier this evening that support there for independence is now 42 percent, while opposition to independence is at 68 percent. That's something I've long admired about the Welsh--always ready to give 110 percent.
I think I'll just have a scone, thank you very much.
September 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I think I'll just have a scone, thank you very much.
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September 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet
August 31, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet
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A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰
August 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰
On my way and looking forward to this :) Meet the Authors: 2026's Best Books on the Founding Era | George Washington's Mount Vernon share.google/nF16EVXbbUlg...
Meet the Authors: 2026's Best Books on the Founding Era
Meet the Authors: 2026's Best Books on the Founding Era
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August 19, 2026 at 11:20 AM
On my way and looking forward to this :) Meet the Authors: 2026's Best Books on the Founding Era | George Washington's Mount Vernon share.google/nF16EVXbbUlg...
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For 2026, my project (the Jefferson Papers) put together a new exhibit on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and its connections to some earlier documents. Check it out! jeffersonpapers.princeton.edu/declaration-...
Declaration of Independence - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
This exhibit invites exploration of two elements of the Declaration’s creation. Drafting the Declaration illuminates the successive stages of the text. Building Blocks traces the paths by which some p...
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March 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
For 2026, my project (the Jefferson Papers) put together a new exhibit on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and its connections to some earlier documents. Check it out! jeffersonpapers.princeton.edu/declaration-...
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I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli
July 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it.
Let's go.
Let's go.
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. #SHEAR2026 may be over, but the 40% discount code still lives . . . until August 15!
Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)!
www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...
Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)!
www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...
July 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
. #SHEAR2026 may be over, but the 40% discount code still lives . . . until August 15!
Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)!
www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...
Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)!
www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...
Reading @rparkinson.bsky.social on my (long) journey back from Philadelphia to Lyon after #SHEAR2026. Understanding the Declaration's grievances through those associated with them is a brilliant, innovative, and truly enlightening approach--even if he's wrong about the number of grievances :)
July 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Reading @rparkinson.bsky.social on my (long) journey back from Philadelphia to Lyon after #SHEAR2026. Understanding the Declaration's grievances through those associated with them is a brilliant, innovative, and truly enlightening approach--even if he's wrong about the number of grievances :)
Another highlight of #SHEAR2026 was seeing and posing for a photo with the amazing Nadine Zimmerli of @uvapress.bsky.social, who did so much to help bring my book (The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States) into being.
July 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Another highlight of #SHEAR2026 was seeing and posing for a photo with the amazing Nadine Zimmerli of @uvapress.bsky.social, who did so much to help bring my book (The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States) into being.
Second all this. #SHEAR2026 was a terrific conference and our panel on the DoI was possibly the best and most fun I've ever been on. Thanks to @frankcogliano.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @rparkinson.bsky.social, and especially @emilysneff.bsky.social for the idea and organizing it!
When I saw the in #SHEAR2026 program that our panel on the Declaration of Independence scheduled for the v last session on Sunday, my heart sank. @emilysneff.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @stevesarson.bsky.social, and Rob Parkinson were so brilliant I shouldn't have worried. 1/
July 19, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Second all this. #SHEAR2026 was a terrific conference and our panel on the DoI was possibly the best and most fun I've ever been on. Thanks to @frankcogliano.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @rparkinson.bsky.social, and especially @emilysneff.bsky.social for the idea and organizing it!
Extremely happy to share the news that my book, The Course of Human Events, is one of five finalists for this year's George Washington Book Prize. Final results announced on 5 October. Link to all the finalists below--honoured to be in such company!
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Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize, One of America’s Most Prestigious Book Awards
Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize, One of America’s Most Prestigious Book Awards
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July 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Extremely happy to share the news that my book, The Course of Human Events, is one of five finalists for this year's George Washington Book Prize. Final results announced on 5 October. Link to all the finalists below--honoured to be in such company!
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Damn. Don't know if France just didn't show up or Spain knew how to play them, but Spain were the easily the best team today so well done them. But damn.
July 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Damn. Don't know if France just didn't show up or Spain knew how to play them, but Spain were the easily the best team today so well done them. But damn.
Allez les bleus ⚽️, joyeux 14 juillet 🎆, et vive la république 🇫🇷, and so forth!
July 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Allez les bleus ⚽️, joyeux 14 juillet 🎆, et vive la république 🇫🇷, and so forth!
Second that!
Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence!
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Second that!
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Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence!
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence!
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
@rparkinson.bsky.social
@frankcogliano.bsky.social
@stevesarson.bsky.social
Ex-centre-back here. Eze should have been red-carded for that.
July 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Ex-centre-back here. Eze should have been red-carded for that.
I'll just stick with the Butter Pecan, thank you very much.
July 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I'll just stick with the Butter Pecan, thank you very much.
These days, if you say you're a Viking, the Police will arrest you and put you in prison.
July 10, 2026 at 7:12 AM
These days, if you say you're a Viking, the Police will arrest you and put you in prison.
Anthea Hartig, Rob Parkinson, Virginia Scharff, and me talking about the Declaration of Independence on Ben Franklin's World :)
Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World share.google/h0HReuh0ed64...
Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World share.google/h0HReuh0ed64...
Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World
Four historians explore the Declaration of Independence at its 250th anniversary--its grievances and what equality meant in 1776.
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July 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Anthea Hartig, Rob Parkinson, Virginia Scharff, and me talking about the Declaration of Independence on Ben Franklin's World :)
Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World share.google/h0HReuh0ed64...
Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World share.google/h0HReuh0ed64...
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Happy Fourth of July!
July 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Happy Fourth of July!