This
is the home page of William A. Link,
Richard J. Milbauer Professor, History Department, University of
Florida. Also see my webpage at williamalink.com.
Contact
Information
Email:
linkwa@ufl.edu
Office:
231
Keene-Flint Hall
Mailing address: Department of
History,
P. O. Box 117320,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611-7320
Office
Phone:
352-392-0271, ext 269
FAX:
352-392-6927
Education
B.A., Davidson
College; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Research Areas
History
of the American South; Progressive Era; history of education; slavery
and the origins of the Civil War;
American Conservativism
I
have published five major books:
- A Hard
Country and a Lonely Place: Schooling, Society, and Reform in Rural
Virginia, 1870-1920 (UNC Press, 1986)
- The Paradox of Southern Progressivism, 1880-1930 (UNC Press, 1992)
- William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education (UNC Press, 1995)
- Roots of Secession: Slavery and Politics in Antebellum Virginia (UNC Press, 2003)
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My book, Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism, appeared in February 2008 with St. Martin's Press. For more information, see williamalink.com.
Last modified: 11/06/08
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