Background
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1944 and graduated from University of California, Berkeley with an Bachelor of Arts in 1966, an Master of Arts
He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1944 and graduated from University of California, Berkeley with an Bachelor of Arts in 1966, an Master of Arts
At Berkeley, he studied under Robert Middlekauff, a historian of the Revolutionary period.
In 1967, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1977. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 1981 Francis Parkman Prize.
