Assistant director where he teaches courses on the civil era and a medical history. He will be moving into a position at James Madison and we will have opportunities to collaborate more. The Civil War Veterans and though United States first Opioid Crisis. The book is based on the societys civil story and 2021 dissertation prize as well as the systemwide inaugural distinguished phd graduate award in 2021. His research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era. He received his phd from Bingham University in 2020 and in 2021 he was the postdoctoral scholar in the civil war era center. Join me in giving a warm welcome to jonathan jones. All right, thank you so much for being here and thank you for that introduction. Can everyone hear me okay . Okay, perfect. Raise it up a little, perfect. There we go, much better and deeper sounding. Thank you again, everyone for being here. Mom, we are on tv, that is exciting. I have always been interested in the aftermath of the civil war. Ive alw
Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi
Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi
Okay, were going to go ahead and get started with our final session. Jonathan jones is currently assistant professor in the department of history at the Virginia Military institute, where he teaches courses on the civil era and american medical history. And i will say this is not part of his official bio, but in the fall hell be moving into a position at James Madison university. So be closer and well have opportunities to collaborate more on things. His first book, manuscript opium slavery, the Civil War Veterans and americas first Opioid Crisis, is forthcoming with university of North Carolina press. The book is based on joness dissertation, which received the society of civil war historians 2021 and jay bailey dissertation prize as well as sue ann wise system wide inaugural chancellor, distinguished phd graduate dissertation award in 21 joness research has appeared in the journal of the civil war era, Washington Post and other outlets. He received his ph. D. From Binghamton Universi
To study, although i wasnt planning on being a historian. I was originally going to go into the foreign service. Cspan can you remember when you first got interested in history, say, in high school, or even grade school . Guest no, because it was taught so poorly in high school i cant imagine why i would have been interested in it from the High School Teacher. He used to have us read from muzzey, the textbook. That was how we did history. Each would read a paragraph, and hed go up and down the row, and i would plan ahead when i would be reading, and then id go ahead and read on my own and keep my finger on the spot which i would have to read. But so it was not because of the teaching. It was just something i was interested in, despite the very bad High School Teacher we had. Cspan where did you grow up . Guest i grew up in new england, in Greater Boston lived in worcester for a while but graduated from waltham high school, which is a little town right outside of boston. Cspan and do yo