Eran Shalev, "The Star-Spangled Republic: Political Astronomy and the Rise of the American Constellation" (U Virginia Press, 2025)

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I'm Edward Bloom, Professor of History at San Diego State University. And we're here to talk to Professor Iran Shelev? About his new book. The Star Spangled Republic?

Political astronomy and the rise of the American constellation. Thank you so much for joining me today. Um What led you to write this book? Yeah, well, thanks for inviting me, Edward.

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