Stuart W. Sanders
@StuartWSanders
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Author of 5 books, including the new “Anatomy of a Duel.” Past exec dir of Perryville Battlefield Preservation Assoc. Work in public history.
Joined January 2014
On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation designating “the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” Lincoln’s announcement marked the culmination of a multi-decade campaign by Sarah Josepha Hale to make Thanksgiving into a national holiday.
battlefields.org
On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation designating “the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” Lincoln’s...
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Lexington’s historic Pope Villa was home for KY politician John Pope
kentucky.com
Pope Villa is one of three houses in the United States designed by America’s first architect, Benjamin Latrobe.
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CAPE VERDE, POPULATION 560,000, QUALIFY FOR A FIRST-EVER WORLD CUP 🇨🇻 The second-smallest nation ever to achieve that feat. Every US state has a bigger population, yet the Blue Sharks are on their way to football's big dance 🦈 Soak up these scenes 💙 https://t.co/aR2KMRLteE
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👉Nonprofit Leader! Good news for my latest book! 📚 🎯#3 Amazon New Release in Marketing and Communications 🎯#8 Amazon New Release in Public Relations 🎯Check it out or purchase your copy today: https://t.co/jA6OeczzGa
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Italian armet helm (1480) at the MET Museum in NYC
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Hard to believe it's fall but...research funding alert 🚨 #twitterstorians. Fall deadline for the KHS research fellowship program is October 1, 2025. Funding available for wide range of research topics & time periods. Come see us in #Kentucky! 🐎 https://t.co/Mla2FPZIuF
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A 7-year-study of 70,000 elderly people from 19 towns in Japan has found that the more public library books there are in a town, the fewer residents need long-term nursing care.
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Saw Black Sabbath in Indianapolis about six or seven years ago. Incredible show. Ozzy really held his own. Only one song (“After Forever”) was a bit off but it was all still amazing. Rival Sons opened and were also great. Good memories.
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My book “Murder on the Ohio Belle” is only $2.99 on the Kindle today! #books #Kindle #history #Truecrime #steamboats
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There’s something special about watching the Derby in horse country. Watched the race in a restaurant in Versailles, KY. Guy next to us went wild the whole race. Yelling, stomping his foot. Turns out he worked for the winning horse’s owner or trainer for 12 years. He went nuts.
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Veterans of the Civil War are often depicted as having reconciled in reunions in the late nineteenth century. Grainy images often show grizzled veterans shaking hands, symbolically pulling the nation back together. Yet how accurate is this portrayal? https://t.co/NfsdZqJQFb
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I’m on the latest episode of “Civil War Talk Radio,” a great podcast! Discussing my book “Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence.” https://t.co/2jqOPHcZ4D
#civilwar #history #books
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Last year while in Cincy, I found this Black Brigade of Cincinnati marker. After CSA forces in KY threatened Cincinnati in 1862, black men in the city were rounded up and forced to build fortifications on both sides of the river. Many of them later served in USCT units. #CivilWar
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Established in 1949, Kentucky's Historical Marker Program is among the oldest and largest in the U.S., with over 2,400 markers across all 120 counties. https://t.co/MVllolTLlZ
nkytribune.com
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ve often shared about growing up in a family that regularly took day trips around Kentucky, and how those trips impacted me enough to write books and a weekly...
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OTD in 1826 Henry Clay's duel with Sen. John Randolph that ended with the two shaking hands.
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The Bodley-Bullock House (built circa 1814) sure is a beauty! During the Civil War, it served as the Union HQ for Gen. Gillmore and Gen. Burbridge. It was also the Confederate HQ for Gen. Kirby Smith following his victory at the Battle of Richmond, KY. #KYHistory #CivilWar
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CALL FOR PAPERS- 2025 SOCIETY of APPALACHIAN HISTORIANS: https://t.co/b5ZGAHx640
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Trump’s next agency cuts include US-backed global media, library and museum grants
politico.com
On the list is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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