BAAS 2008

At this year's British Association for American Studies Conference, held at Edinburgh University, I'll be speaking about: '"A Colossal White Elephant": New Orleans, the New South, and the Cotton Centennial Exposition, 1884-5.' It's a small part of my larger, ongoing research into New Orleans' social and cultural history.

Future Radio: New Orleans Jazz

Following on from last August's appearance on Future Radio (96.9 FM), this Sunday (March 16th) I'll be appearing on Tony Cleary's show to talk about the beginnings of New Orleans jazz.

Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies

River of Dreams has been reviewed by Luther Brown in Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies. He writes: "This is a valuable book and should be in the collections of anyone concerned with re-presenting place, early Americana, The River, and certainly Mark Twain."

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American Literature

River of Dreams has received mention in American Literature: