So great to celebrate with History Dept colleagues @unibirmingham.bsky.social @tomcutterham.bsky.social forthcoming book with @versobooks.bsky.social - Empire Ablaze:
The American Revolution & the Atlantic Working Class - pre order it here for £13 (£6 as an ebook!) www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
As revolution raged in North America, James Aitken – house painter, highwayman, and escaped indentured servant – wandered the colonies formulating a dramatic plan to cripple the British navy by destro...
Thanks @zoethomas.bsky.social and @johnmunro.bsky.social for organising today's sneak-preview event for Empire Ablaze, out July 21st. I'm really appreciating right now how much colleagues have been rooting for the project from the start. 😄
