William G. Thomas III (born 1964) is an American historian. He is a Professor of History and the John and Catherine Angle Professor in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[2] His research focuses on the Southeastern United States, including slavery, the American Civil War and the New South. He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016.[3]
William G. Thomas III | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Education | Trinity College University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
Works edit
- Lawyering for the Railroad: Business, Law, and Power in the New South (1999)
- The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America (2011)
- A Question Of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War (2020)
References edit
- ^ Thomas III, William G. (2013). "My Home, the House of the Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "William Thomas III". Department of History. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ^ "WILLIAM G. THOMAS III". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
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