Michael Golay

Michael Golay is an American author and former journalist. He is most known for his book A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War, which was a finalist for the prestigious Lincoln Prize.[1] He currently lives with his wife, Julie Quinn, in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he teaches history at Phillips Exeter Academy.[2] He served as faculty adviser to The Exonian, the oldest preparatory school newspaper in the United States, until spring of 2012, when he stepped down to become advisor to the school's newly created "Reporters Without Borders" club.

Michael Golay wrote the 8th chapter of America 1933 while listening to “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones.

Education

Golay has a B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington and a M.A. from the State University of New York.

Bibliography
  • To Gettysburg And Beyond: The Parallel Lives of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Edward Porter Alexander, 1994 [3]
  • Spanish–American War (America at War), 1995
  • Reconstruction and Reaction: The Emancipation of Slaves 1861-1913 (Library of African-American History), 1996
  • Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks: A Guide to the National Park Sites, (editor), 1996
  • Where America Stands 1996, 1996
  • Where America Stands 1997, 1997
  • Generals: The Civil War, 1998
  • A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War, 1999
  • William Faulkner A to Z, 2001
  • North American Exploration, 2003
  • The Tide of Empire: America's March to the Pacific, 2003
  • Critical Companion to William Faulkner: A Literary Reference to His Life And Work, 2008
  • Civil War (America at War), 2010
  • America 1933: The Great Depression, Lorena Hickok, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Shaping of the New Deal, 2013[4]
gollark: I'm hoping for a 2G SAltkin, but I doubt anyone will offer that.
gollark: 8 if you count IOUs people have asked to do... I can barely choose between two options, let along this many!
gollark: CB neglected.
gollark: On the one hand, someone offered a CB gold, which is nice. On the other, I now have even more offers to contend with.
gollark: *except not really, since that just reflects the stupidity and brokenness of the raffle system*

References
  1. A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War at Amazon.com
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. To Gettysburg and Beyond in The New York Times
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