The Attorney General

In the December 2011 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History there is an article by Ann Gilliom Verbeek about her grandfather, Arthur Gilliom.  Entitled "An Indiana Attorney General in the Prohibition Era" the article is a good discussion, from Gilliom's perspective of his four years as Indiana's attorney general, including his battles with Shumaker.  A very nice read!

One Year On

So, a year ago today "Prohibition" officially became part of the book world.  And what a year it has been!  Thanks to all of you who now own a copy (whether I compelled you to do so or not)!  At last check, the book is in libraries in 39 states and 4 foreign countries (United Kingdom, Canada, Taiwan, and Germany).

The past week or so has also brought with it two more academic reviews.  The first, from American Catholic Studies (http://www.publications.villanova.edu/acs/individualpagesp10.htm) no doubt due to my publisher being Notre Dame, which was a balanced review.  But the one I was in many ways waiting for was in the Indiana Magazine of History (http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/) which was probably as close to a raving review (in all the good ways) that an academic can hope for.  All in all, all good!

Lastly came news that I'll be speaking at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in January 2011.  The location is Boston.  The topic will be Shumaker.  Considering in the coming months I'll be crisscrossing Indiana (Munster in May, Franklin in July, Indy in August, Goshen in October), starting next year in "the city on a hill" sounds just about right!