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Robert E. Bonner

Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography

Dartmouth College

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Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department of History

Robert E. Bonner is currently serving as a History Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College.

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Robert E. Bonner

Dartmouth College

Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography

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history social history political history american studies african american studies political science historical review early republic black experience settler colonialism american political thought international history colonialism global history interdisciplinary history american identity civil conflict southern slaveholders confederate south international relations historical geography american literature civil-military relations military culture american nationhood earth science intellectual history human geography public history geopolitics political geography marine policy ethnic studies african identity teaching methods american archaeology racial studies maritime cooperation maritime security historical reassessment historical analysis southern thought reactionary militarism counterrevolutionary confederacy proslavery extremism global context civil war era ocean-centered opportunities north american sovereignty forthcoming biographical study civil war diplomacy henry hotze confederate mission flag passions civil war early american literature

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The First Pariah State: How the Proslavery Confederacy Menaced the World. Princeton University Press (2026)

social historyglobal historyhistorysettler colonialismproslavery confederacy menacedafrican american studiescivil conflictnationalismfirst pariah stateamerican studies

1860S Capitalscapes, Governing Interiors, and the Ilustration of North American Sovereignty. Remaking North American Sovereignty (2020)

colonialismhistorysettler colonialismhistorical geographyhuman geographycivilizationsearly republicnorth american sovereigntyamerican archaeology

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Seas?: Civil War Statecraft and the Liberal Quest for Oceanic Order. Springer eBooks (2016)

Robert Bonner

civil war statecraftamerican political thoughtoceanic ordercolonialismhistoryinternational historypolitical sciencefree seasliberal quest

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Seas?: Civil War Statecraft and the Liberal Quest for Oceanic Stability. The Transnational Significance of the American Civil War (2016)

global historypolitical historyinternational historygeopoliticspolitical geographymaritime cooperationmarine policyhistoryhistorical geographyforeign policypolitical sciencefree soilfree laborcivil conflictfree seassettler colonialismmaritime securityempireinternational relations

The Salt Water Civil War: Thalassological Approaches, Ocean-Centered Opportunities. The Journal of the Civil War Era (2016)

Robert E. Bonner

ocean-centered opportunitiesearth science

Ian Binnington. Confederate Visions: Nationalism, Symbolism, and the Imagined South in the Civil War.. The American Historical Review (2015)

Robert E. Bonner

political historycivil warhistoryimagined southconfederate visionshistorical reassessmenthistorical reviewhistorical analysisnationalism

Teaching the Civil War Era in Global Context: A Discussion. The Journal of the Civil War Era (2015)

David M. PriorRobert E. BonnerSarah E. CornellDon H. DoyleNiels EichhornAndre M. Fleche

historyinternational historyinternational relationspolitical scienceteaching methodsglobal contextcivil war era

Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. Civil War Book Review (2010)

Margaret Storey

social historypolitical historysouthern slaveholdershistoryamerican nationhoodpolitical science

Cwbr Author Interview: Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. Civil War Book Review (2009)

Robert E. Bonner

american political thoughtpolitical historysouthern slaveholdershistorysettler colonialismamerican nationhoodafrican american studiesamerican literatureblack experiencemastering americaamerican studies

Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. (2009)

global historysocial historysouthern slaveholderscolonialismhistorysettler colonialismafrican american studiesamerican identityamerican studies

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Robert E. Bonner

Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography

Dartmouth College

Affiliations

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department of History

Robert E. Bonner is currently serving as a History Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography at Dartmouth College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Robert E. Bonner

Dartmouth College

Professor of History Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor in Biography

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The First Pariah State: How the Proslavery Confederacy Menaced the World. Princeton University Press (2026)

social historyglobal historyhistorysettler colonialismproslavery confederacy menacedafrican american studiescivil conflictnationalismfirst pariah stateamerican studies

1860S Capitalscapes, Governing Interiors, and the Ilustration of North American Sovereignty. Remaking North American Sovereignty (2020)

colonialismhistorysettler colonialismhistorical geographyhuman geographycivilizationsearly republicnorth american sovereigntyamerican archaeology

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Seas?: Civil War Statecraft and the Liberal Quest for Oceanic Order. Springer eBooks (2016)

Robert Bonner

civil war statecraftamerican political thoughtoceanic ordercolonialismhistoryinternational historypolitical sciencefree seasliberal quest

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Seas?: Civil War Statecraft and the Liberal Quest for Oceanic Stability. The Transnational Significance of the American Civil War (2016)

The Salt Water Civil War: Thalassological Approaches, Ocean-Centered Opportunities. The Journal of the Civil War Era (2016)

Robert E. Bonner

ocean-centered opportunitiesearth science

Ian Binnington. Confederate Visions: Nationalism, Symbolism, and the Imagined South in the Civil War.. The American Historical Review (2015)

Robert E. Bonner

political historycivil warhistoryimagined southconfederate visionshistorical reassessmenthistorical reviewhistorical analysisnationalism

Teaching the Civil War Era in Global Context: A Discussion. The Journal of the Civil War Era (2015)

David M. PriorRobert E. BonnerSarah E. CornellDon H. DoyleNiels EichhornAndre M. Fleche

historyinternational historyinternational relationspolitical scienceteaching methodsglobal contextcivil war era

Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. Civil War Book Review (2010)

Margaret Storey

social historypolitical historysouthern slaveholdershistoryamerican nationhoodpolitical science

Cwbr Author Interview: Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. Civil War Book Review (2009)

Robert E. Bonner

Mastering America: Southern Slaveholders and the Crisis of American Nationhood. (2009)

global historysocial historysouthern slaveholderscolonialismhistorysettler colonialismafrican american studiesamerican identityamerican studies

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