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Unmaking Black Bexley: Creating a Wealthy, White Suburb, 1860-1960, 2020

The wealthy suburb of Bexley, Ohio started as a farming community in which an African-American ci... more The wealthy suburb of Bexley, Ohio started as a farming community in which an African-American civil war veteran named Thomas Payton could purchase 19 acres in 1868. But, over the next sixty years, real estate developers reshaped Bexley into an exclusive suburb for middle and upper-middle class homebuyers and pushed African Americans to the margins of the community, where they remained to do manual labor for the community's well-to-do.

Frustrated by electoral defeat at the hands of Jefferson and his allies in 1800, North Carolina’s... more Frustrated by electoral defeat at the hands of Jefferson and his allies in 1800, North Carolina’s Federalists devised a plan in 1802 to send the Minerva, a Raleigh newspaper edited by William Boylan, to leading Federalists across the state. These Federalist leaders, including Duncan Cameron, William R. Davie, and Alfred Moore, all prominent politicians and lawyers, believed that the public mind had been corrupted by the newspaper propaganda of the Jeffersonian Republicans. The dissemination of the Minerva, however, could restore the public to a deferential position as well as increase their knowledge about the true state of political affairs. Though the newspapers found their way to each judicial district in North Carolina, they failed to transform the public sphere. The editor of the Minerva, William Boylan, increased the rancor of his partisan invective throughout 1802 and 1803, even though Federalist electoral success still remained elusive. Boylan also pursued the position of st...

Journal of American History, 2006

This profile of the lawyer and planter William R. Davie illustrates the relative decline of North... more This profile of the lawyer and planter William R. Davie illustrates the relative decline of North Carolina’s conservative, political elite in the post-Revolutionary era. Educated at Princeton, Davie served as a cavalry commander and as state commissary general during the Revolution. As a member of the North Carolina assembly in the 1780s, he favored modernization of the state court system and the lenient treatment of Loyalists while opposing paper money. As a delegate to the federal Constitutional Convention,Davie supported the Connecticut Compromise, which resolved the issue of congressional representation, and was an outspoken advocate of the Three-Fifths Compromise regarding the counting of slaves. He played a more influential role in championing the ratification of the Constitution in North Carolina. Davie also sponsored legislation creating the University of North Carolina, served as a university trustee and briefly as governor, and helped negotiate a settlement of the Quasi-Wa...

"To Write Down the Republican Administration": William Boylan and the Federalist Party in North Carolina, 1800-1805, 2012

I explore the effects political partisanship in the public sphere during the 1790s in North Carol... more I explore the effects political partisanship in the public sphere during the 1790s in North Carolina, focusing attention on a plan by Federalists to spread "enlightened" discourse through newspapers as an attempt to counteract Democratic-Republican electoral victories. The Federalist plan failed because they could not defeat Republicans without compromising Federalist values and because the Republicans were playing an electoral game that would make Federalist virtues anachronistic by 1815.

Conditional Confederates: Absenteeism among Western North Carolina Soldiers, 1861-1865, 2011

I use records of troop counts for Western North Carolina soldiers during the Civil War to show th... more I use records of troop counts for Western North Carolina soldiers during the Civil War to show the seasonlity of desertion trends. Instead of looking at desertion rates for the entire war (how many total soldiers deserted over the course of the war), I look at yearly patterns to explain why western North Carolina soldiers deserted when they did. The impact of the war fell heavily on Western North Carolinians, who saw their loyalty to the Confederacy as conditional; when the Confederacy failed to protect them and their families, they saw no choice but to return home even as penalties for desertion increased dramatically.

Books by scott king-owen

The Lost History: Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory, 2020

Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory has long been a "crown jewel" of horticultural life in C... more Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory has long been a "crown jewel" of horticultural life in Columbus, Ohio. Its history is fully explored here in an account written with my ex-husband. Utilizing never-before-explored primary sources, this is the definitive account of the park's history and its connection to the social, economic, and political experiences of Columbus

Song of Democracy: Stories of American Lives A.P. United States History, 2023

This draft history of the United States is written for APUSH students. By streamlining the narrat... more This draft history of the United States is written for APUSH students. By streamlining the narrative to the essentials, the text addresses the key elements of the curriculum framework. Nonetheless, I wanted to tell stories of ordinary Americans, especially minorities, LGBTQIA+, and other folks who get left out of most textbooks. I've also added study tips and AP-related practice and support. Once I finished the full work and proofed it, I'll look for publication. At this stage, it still needs some cleanup.

Unmaking Black Bexley: Creating a Wealthy, White Suburb, 1860-1960, 2020

The wealthy suburb of Bexley, Ohio started as a farming community in which an African-American ci... more The wealthy suburb of Bexley, Ohio started as a farming community in which an African-American civil war veteran named Thomas Payton could purchase 19 acres in 1868. But, over the next sixty years, real estate developers reshaped Bexley into an exclusive suburb for middle and upper-middle class homebuyers and pushed African Americans to the margins of the community, where they remained to do manual labor for the community's well-to-do.

Frustrated by electoral defeat at the hands of Jefferson and his allies in 1800, North Carolina’s... more Frustrated by electoral defeat at the hands of Jefferson and his allies in 1800, North Carolina’s Federalists devised a plan in 1802 to send the Minerva, a Raleigh newspaper edited by William Boylan, to leading Federalists across the state. These Federalist leaders, including Duncan Cameron, William R. Davie, and Alfred Moore, all prominent politicians and lawyers, believed that the public mind had been corrupted by the newspaper propaganda of the Jeffersonian Republicans. The dissemination of the Minerva, however, could restore the public to a deferential position as well as increase their knowledge about the true state of political affairs. Though the newspapers found their way to each judicial district in North Carolina, they failed to transform the public sphere. The editor of the Minerva, William Boylan, increased the rancor of his partisan invective throughout 1802 and 1803, even though Federalist electoral success still remained elusive. Boylan also pursued the position of st...

Journal of American History, 2006

This profile of the lawyer and planter William R. Davie illustrates the relative decline of North... more This profile of the lawyer and planter William R. Davie illustrates the relative decline of North Carolina’s conservative, political elite in the post-Revolutionary era. Educated at Princeton, Davie served as a cavalry commander and as state commissary general during the Revolution. As a member of the North Carolina assembly in the 1780s, he favored modernization of the state court system and the lenient treatment of Loyalists while opposing paper money. As a delegate to the federal Constitutional Convention,Davie supported the Connecticut Compromise, which resolved the issue of congressional representation, and was an outspoken advocate of the Three-Fifths Compromise regarding the counting of slaves. He played a more influential role in championing the ratification of the Constitution in North Carolina. Davie also sponsored legislation creating the University of North Carolina, served as a university trustee and briefly as governor, and helped negotiate a settlement of the Quasi-Wa...

"To Write Down the Republican Administration": William Boylan and the Federalist Party in North Carolina, 1800-1805, 2012

I explore the effects political partisanship in the public sphere during the 1790s in North Carol... more I explore the effects political partisanship in the public sphere during the 1790s in North Carolina, focusing attention on a plan by Federalists to spread "enlightened" discourse through newspapers as an attempt to counteract Democratic-Republican electoral victories. The Federalist plan failed because they could not defeat Republicans without compromising Federalist values and because the Republicans were playing an electoral game that would make Federalist virtues anachronistic by 1815.

Conditional Confederates: Absenteeism among Western North Carolina Soldiers, 1861-1865, 2011

I use records of troop counts for Western North Carolina soldiers during the Civil War to show th... more I use records of troop counts for Western North Carolina soldiers during the Civil War to show the seasonlity of desertion trends. Instead of looking at desertion rates for the entire war (how many total soldiers deserted over the course of the war), I look at yearly patterns to explain why western North Carolina soldiers deserted when they did. The impact of the war fell heavily on Western North Carolinians, who saw their loyalty to the Confederacy as conditional; when the Confederacy failed to protect them and their families, they saw no choice but to return home even as penalties for desertion increased dramatically.

The Lost History: Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory, 2020

Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory has long been a "crown jewel" of horticultural life in C... more Columbus' Franklin Park and Conservatory has long been a "crown jewel" of horticultural life in Columbus, Ohio. Its history is fully explored here in an account written with my ex-husband. Utilizing never-before-explored primary sources, this is the definitive account of the park's history and its connection to the social, economic, and political experiences of Columbus

Song of Democracy: Stories of American Lives A.P. United States History, 2023

This draft history of the United States is written for APUSH students. By streamlining the narrat... more This draft history of the United States is written for APUSH students. By streamlining the narrative to the essentials, the text addresses the key elements of the curriculum framework. Nonetheless, I wanted to tell stories of ordinary Americans, especially minorities, LGBTQIA+, and other folks who get left out of most textbooks. I've also added study tips and AP-related practice and support. Once I finished the full work and proofed it, I'll look for publication. At this stage, it still needs some cleanup.