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FIELD SPECIALTIES
Colonial and Revolutionary America; Social History;
Eighteenth-Century Britain.
BIOGRAPHY
I am a specialist in early modern English and American history, with teaching interests that span the Atlantic. My research is concentrated in early American History, with a special focus in social history, and to date a geographical focus on New England. I am especially interested in themes of community, family, rural economy and society, grass-roots religion, and the social context of political behavior.
PUBLICATIONS
The Fathers of the Towns: Leadership and Community Structure in Eighteenth Century New England, Johns Hopkins Press, 1976.
Ossipee, New Hampshire, 1785-1985: A History, Vol. 1, Peter Randall Publishers, 1989 (popular history).
"Geography and History: Spatial Perspectives for the Study of Early America," Historical Methods, 13(1980), 19-28.
"Local Leadership and the Typology of New England Towns, 1700- 1775," Political Science Quarterly, 86(1971), 586-608.
"Social Behavior and Changing Values in Dedham, Massachusetts, 1770-1775," William and Mary Quarterly, 3d Ser., 27 (1970), 546-580.