The Atlantic published an extended, thoughtful, and positive piece on Commercializing Childhood yesterday. You can read it at http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/american-kids-magazines/418956/.
New Article on Royal Rooters
We're History published my new article on the Royal Rooters, The 1915 World Series and the Rise of the Modern American Sports Fan.
"The lack of attention paid to the 1915 Series may be due to the dominant pitching and limited offense that was typical of baseball’s “dead-ball” era. Yet if events on the field represented their time, what happened off the field was new. Record crowds and celebrity guests indicated professional baseball’s increasingly respectable status in the nation’s northern cities, and a public battle over accommodations for the Rooters revealed that their cheering had become more than just a leisure activity. For these mostly prosperous and ambitious men, it had become a means of gaining political and economic influence."
Guest Bookseller at Scuppernong Books on Nov. 28, 2-4 pm
As part of #Indies First and Small Business Saturday, I'll be a guest bookseller at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro on November 28th from 2-4 pm. Come do your holiday shopping at our local independent bookstore, and I'll be happy to offer my recommendations on the latest history and sports books!
Dec. 3rd Book signing at Scuppernong Books at 7pm
On December 3, 2015, a book signing will be held at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC at 7pm.
Oct. 29th Book Talk Signing at High Point Museum at 6pm
On October 29, 2015, there will be a book talk signing at the High Point Museum at 6pm.
Commercializing Childhood is published!
October 2015: Commercializing Childhood is published! You can purchase via Amazon.com or simply by clicking here.
What's Next for Sesame Street Published at We're History
"Media coverage that has incorporated historical context into this story has focused primarily on the late 1960s, the period when Sesame Street was created. Yet that historical moment was an anomaly, a blip of public funding for children’s educational programming set against nearly two centuries of private development of educational and entertainment products for American children. For most of that long period, parents have been the primary purchasers of these products, and that role has given them substantial influence over the content consumed by young readers and viewers."