Historian and director of a digital humanities lab at University of North Texas
Joined September 2010
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
25 Apr 2017
How did N.E. Mexico become the American S.W.? Dr. @andrewtorget gives you the lowdown at the Dallas Book Festival, Saturday #SeedsofEmpire
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
3 Jan 2017
Another excellent podcast. I had a superficial knowledge on the history of Texas before listening. x.com/lizcovart/status/81625…
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3 Jan 2017
I really enjoyed being on Ben Franklin's World! Many thanks to @lizcovart for being such a warm and thought-provoking host.
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
25 Dec 2016
@vitaladvocacy @andrewtorget dispels the myth of origin on Texas ,Michael you will enjoy #Commishbookclub
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4 Nov 2016
New image of Davy Crockett discovered on @UNT_Libraries Portal to Texas History! texasmonthly.com/the-culture…
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
30 Sep 2016
Book of the Week for #commishbookclub @vitaladvocacy thanks @andrewtorget #books #education #history
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#UNT history prof Andrew Torget will be on @kerathink tomorrow, 9/22, at noon to discuss his book on Texas cotton industry. Tune in!
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
Congrats to @andrewtorget of #UNT: 2015 Winner of @WMLeoGrande Prize, for book "Seeds of Empire" @AU_SPA @UNTnews @uncpressblog
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
11 Apr 2016
Congrats to @andrewtorget, Frederick Jackson Turner Awd honorable mention from @The_OAH! bit.ly/1qJHQoh
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
8 Jan 2016
Our first "Saturdays at the Museum" lecture of 2016 will be on Sat, Jan 30 with @andrewtorget.
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6 Jan 2016
The Academy is Dismantling the Texas Mythology, argues Texas Monthly's Michael Ennis:
texasmonthly.com/the-culture…
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
4 Jan 2016
A history of The Defender, a pioneering black newspaper, is "a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten" nyti.ms/1RbuPOZ
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“Bookstores and libraries remain one of the few social places where people can browse for new content.” —@jaslar in americanlibrariesmagazine.or…
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13 Nov 2015
UNT Library named "Library of the Year" by U.S. Govt. Publishing Office. Congrats and well deserved! library.unt.edu/news/us-gove…
Andrew J. Torget retweeted
24 Oct 2015
Analysis @dancohen of what the Google Books decision may mean for readers in general, and for the law of fair use: theatln.tc/1GwX8TG
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Andrew J. Torget retweeted
14 Oct 2015
Great article about data science by David Donoho: dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/… (via @xieyihui)
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30 Sep 2015
My thanks to everyone at our "Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" symposium in Mexico City. It was tremendous! smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Ins…
23 Sep 2015
Long live the (physical) book! Still the best delivery technology for long-form thinking:
nytimes.com/2015/09/23/busin…