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Tore Olsson

@torecarlolsson

American historian @UTKnoxville. Author of RED DEAD'S HISTORY (2024) and AGRARIAN CROSSINGS (2017). Hoping to make history meaningful to the wider world.

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Hey UT Knoxville video gamers! Come and meet Noshir Dalal 🇵🇸 #CeaseFireNow of #RDR2, #HorizonForbiddenWest, #StarWarsJediSurvivor, #Sekiro, and #GhostOfTsushima. Noshir will be speaking on how AI is transforming the game industry. OCT 23, 4 pm UTK Esports

Hey <a href="/UTKnoxville/">UT Knoxville</a> video gamers! Come and meet <a href="/NoshirDalal/">Noshir Dalal 🇵🇸 #CeaseFireNow</a> of #RDR2, #HorizonForbiddenWest, #StarWarsJediSurvivor, #Sekiro, and #GhostOfTsushima. Noshir will be speaking on how AI is transforming the game industry. OCT 23, 4 pm <a href="/utkesports/">UTK Esports</a>
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Can video games help us learn big things? I argue YES on CSPAN & American History TV, foregrounding my new book, RED DEAD'S HISTORY. Also featuring Land Grant Films' independent documentary "Shooting for an A" on video games and education! c-span.org/video/?537662-…

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We are honored to host a visiting speaker, Prof. Tore Olsson, who will be speaking in Glasscock 311 at 4pm on Wed. Oct. 16 about his new book, Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past. #tamuhistory

We are honored to host a visiting speaker, Prof. Tore Olsson, who will be speaking in Glasscock 311 at 4pm on Wed. Oct. 16 about his new book, Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past. #tamuhistory
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Can’t wait to meet everyone on Wednesday!!! And a big thank you to Prof. Tore Olsson and UT Knoxville for the warm welcome. Let’s talk about art, games, AI, and the future of storytelling. I hope we get to have a fun conversation! #SAGAFTRAStrong #performancecapture #VO

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If you are a fan of history or video games, or even better, both, Tore Olsson just wrote a book you need to read! LISTEN directly at megaphone.link/FPMN1205087235 or your favorite app! Find out more about Dr. Olsson at history.utk.edu/person/olsson-… or purchase his book at

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Who were the real-life Pinkertons? How have they been depicted by Hollywood, TV, and video games like #RedDeadRedemptionII? Check out my new short piece for The History Reader on THE PINKERTONS IN MYTH AND HISTORY. Read at thehistoryreader.com/historical-fig…

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History is perhaps the best lens through which to understand American politics. Here's 3 excellent books that will make sense of what happened yesterday. Geraldo Cadava's THE HISPANIC REPUBLICAN Lily Geismer's DON'T BLAME US and LEFT BEHIND Jefferson Cowie's THE GREAT EXCEPTION

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Deeply thankful to all of you who've helped make RED DEAD'S HISTORY Amazon's current #1 best-seller in American history...and especially to Roger Clark for the incomparable narration! Macmillan Audio

Deeply thankful to all of you who've helped make RED DEAD'S HISTORY Amazon's current #1 best-seller in American history...and especially to <a href="/rclark98/">Roger Clark</a> for the incomparable narration! <a href="/MacmillanAudio/">Macmillan Audio</a>
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By the way, RED DEAD’S HISTORY is currently on sale for $15 hardcover on Amazon - that’s half the cover price. If you’ve been thinking about getting it, this might be the time… amazon.com/Red-Deads-Hist…

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About a year ago, American Historical Association released their "Broadening" guidelines, encouraging historians to value nontraditional scholarship. The Jan '25 issue of PERSPECTIVES provides a few examples of work in this vein. I'm honored to have participated: historians.org/perspectives-a…

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More people are playing #RedDeadRedemption2 on Steam this week than ever before - 6 years after it came out! Pair your playthrough with my new book RED DEAD'S HISTORY, which uses the game to explore real US history. Plus audiobook narrated by Roger Clark! amazon.com/Red-Deads-Hist…

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If anybody is curious how all of those flowers made it into the U.S. in time for Valentine's Day, check out this short article! It was a pleasure to speak with Janet Nguyen from Marketplace about the global cut flower industry! marketplace.org/2025/02/14/how…