The Real Thing

Our cover this month has a double meaning. We’re delighted to present a behind-the-scenes take from Bart Elmore on researching and writing his book, Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism. Elmore shows us how researching the soft drink, ingredient by ingredient, yielded insights about the history of US capitalism. As it turns out, Elmore is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where the AHA will be holding its 2016 annual meeting, January 7–10. In our expanded meeting coverage this fall, you’ll find nuts and bolts of conference-going, but we also hope you’ll discover Atlanta.

Photograph: Isabelle Smeall.

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Stephanie Kingsley, associate editor, web content and social media
Sadie Bergen, editorial assistant
Liz Townsend, coordinator, professional data and job center

Other Articles

The AHA Townhouse

October 1, 2015

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, October 2015
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October 1, 2015

In Memoriam

Sheldon Hackney (1933-2013)
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October 1, 2015

In Memoriam

Thomas Head (1956–2014)
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October 1, 2015

In Memoriam

David E. Kyvig (1944–2015)
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October 1, 2015

In Memoriam

Terence Ranger (1929–2015)
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October 1, 2015

In Memoriam

Robert Solomon Wistrich (1945–2015)
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October 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

On the Hans Rothfels Chair at Brown University
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October 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

On “Counterfactual History”
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October 26, 2015

Perspectives Daily

On Hamilton and Learning to Think Historically
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October 22, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Mairi S. MacDonald
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October 21, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

How the AHA Brings Historical Thinking to Public Conversations
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October 15, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Javier Puente
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October 14, 2015

From the Teaching Division, Perspectives Daily

Continuing the Conversation on Dual Enrollment
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October 8, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Thinking Big: Presenting the October Issue of Perspectives on History
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October 7, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Emily J. Levine
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October 6, 2015

The Past for the Present
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October 1, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Michael A. McDonnell