enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
This user lives in Illinois,
the Land of Lincoln.
This user is interested in history.
This user is interested in the
History of Africa.
This user is interested in the French Revolution.
This user is interested in the Victorian period.
This user is interested in
the history of the United States.
This user attends or attended
DePaul University.
UIUCThis user is or was a student at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign.
This user is addicted to travel.
This user supports equal rights for LGBT people.
This user is interested in architecture.
This user is a bibliophile.
fan-2 This user loves the film North by Northwest.

I am a professional historian who resides in Las Cruces, New Mexico. A native of Wisconsin and a former resident of Detroit, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois, I hold a B.A. from Depaul University and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My interests revolve around a wide range of historical topics, particularly the emerging field of Atlantic History, the Reconstruction-era Congress, and also the Progressive era in North America. Other interests are research, film, the blues, baseball and architecture.

I am also addicted to travel.