William G. Thomas III

William G. Thomas III 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.[1] 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.[2]

William G. Thomas III
Education	Trinity College University of Virginia
Occupation	Historian
Employer	University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Works

• 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)

References

1. "William Thomas III". Department of History. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
2. "WILLIAM G. THOMAS III". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN