July 4-5, 2020: Patriotism’s Contested Histories: Of Thee I Sing

[Later this year, my next book, Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism , will be published in Rowman & Littlefield’s American Ways series. So this year’s July 4thseries, I wanted to highlight a few of the contested histories of American patriotism that project includes. Leading up to this special weekend post on the book itself!]I don’t have quite as specific an update as I was hoping, so this late April post on the book contains much of what I’d say here. But I can tell you that Of Thee I Sing has gone into production, that it should be out in late November, and that the cover is likely to contain thesetwo images.And I’ll add this: my 2019/early 2020 book talks for We the People were one of my favorite things from my career to date, and I’d love to continue that momentum for Of Thee I Sing, whether online or in person. So if you have ideas, nominations, contacts for spaces, communities, conversations to which I could connect, I’d love to hear them (in comments, by email, wherever). Thanks in advance!Next series starts Monday,BenPS. What do you think? Other moments or stories of patriotism you’d highlight?