American History Road Scholars

NameProgram Title
Sharon AlterThree Wartime First Ladies: Madison, Lincoln, and Wilson
Sharon AlterFirst Ladies as Activists and Leaders
Penelope Bingham

What Would Lincoln Eat? American Cookbooks and Culture 1809 – 1865

Penelope BinghamWhatever Happened to Tuna Noodle Casserole
Penelope BinghamThanksgiving: The Great American Holiday
Simon CorderyMother Jones and the Making of American Labor Unions
Simon CorderyAmerican Railroad Leaders and the Progress of an Industry
Antonio Delgado

Lincoln and His Times: A Pan-American View

Antonio DelgadoEarly Mexican Chicago: Missing Pages of History
Brian "Fox" EllisAdventures with John James Audubon
Brian "Fox" Ellis

Civil War Ghosts and Legends

Rachel EnsorDocumenting the American Experience: 20th Century African American Painters
Rachel EnsorCheering the Ancestors Home: African Ideograms and Traditions in African American Cemeteries
Bucky HalkerWoody Guthrie, the Great Depression, and American Protest Songs
John Hallwas

Small-Town Heritage: Life in Illinois Communities, 1870-1920

John Hallwas

Desperadoes: Notorious Lawbreakers of Early Illinois

Rebecca HunterDo You Live in a Mail Order House? Mail Order Homes in the USA 1906-1945
Rebecca HunterYes, Virginia, Sears DID Sell Barns
Nancy HuseMary Harris "Mother"" Jones: A Voice for Workers
William IsemingerSkywatchers of Ancient America: Celestial Alignments of American Indian Mounds, Structures, and Rock Circles
William IsemingerMighty Cahokia: America’s First City
William IsemingerAncient Faces of Eastern North America
Beth JohnsonBlack Exodus to Black Towns
Sarah MarcusHeroes, Statesmen, Philanderers, and Fools: The American Presidency in Popular Culture
Norman MolineMobility and the Small Town
Lee MurdockOil and Water: Ships that Go Down and Ships that Come In
Jason StacyWalt Whitman's New American Bible