
Dr. Jessica Lepler
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Dr. Jessica Lepler
@lepler
Associate Prof. of History @ UNH. Wrote The Many Panics of 1837. Writing abt 1820s Nicaragua canal dreams. Opinions mine. Find me @jlepler.bsky.social


Our next #EarlyAmericanHistory Seminar is on 21 Nov. and features Profs. Susan Branson & @lepler @Sven_Beckert will comment on a panel titled "International Interests & Early American Ambition." Register free: masshist.org/events/interna…






I am trying to find the source for this portrait of Antonio José Cañas. He was the first diplomat sent by the Central American Republic to the U.S. and was later a president of El Salvador. C19 book folks and Latin Americanists, any tips? #twitterstorians commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anto…












I am so excited to hear what the Ohio Seminar thinks of "The Rain" -- in which I dip my toe into environmental history by exploring how a wildly seasonal water cycle upended the plans of a motley crew of canal dreamers. Register and join us! @UNC_Press @HarvardDRCLAS @UNHCOLA
















