Background
Chesson, Michael Bedout was born on September 5, 1947 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wesley Earle and Virginia Winborne (Ramsey) Chesson.
(From the back cover: "A graphic account of the rebuilding...)
From the back cover: "A graphic account of the rebuilding and expansion of the former capital of the Confederacy in the decades after Appomattox. Chesson's command of factual detail concerning the evolution of the city's neighborhoods and transportation system is particularly impressive - as is his analysis of the economic circumstances and social attitudes that inhibited Richmond's growth. By stressing the persistence of traditionalist, conservative values among the municipal elite, Chesson makes a significant contribution to the ongoing debate over the ipact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on southern mores and aspirations.
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Chesson, Michael Bedout was born on September 5, 1947 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Wesley Earle and Virginia Winborne (Ramsey) Chesson.
AB with high honors in History, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1969. Postgraduate Gilman fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in History, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978.
Clerk R.F. & P. R.R., Richmond, 1966-1969. Park ranger-historian Colonial National History Park, National Park Service, Yorktown and Jamestown, Virginia, 1969-1970, 72, 73. Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1975-1978.
Assistant professor history University Massachusetts, Boston, 1978-1982, associate professor history, 1982-1996, professor history, 1996—2010. Founding professor & dean American College History & Legal Studies.
(From the back cover: "A graphic account of the rebuilding...)
Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1969-2005, retired. Fellow Massachusetts History Society. Member American History Association, Southern History Association, Virginia History Association, Organization American Historians, Military History Society Massachusetts, Naval Reserve Association, Reserve Officer Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Navy League.
Clubs: Wardroom Club (Boston).
Married Jane B. Sherwin, July 2, 1988. Children: Mark Allyn, Virginia Woodward.