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Top notch scholar speaking at U of R --  Jon

February 10, 2012
Pauline Maier
"Ratification of the US Constitution: The Book, The Story, and Why We
Should Care"
University of Richmond
Jepson Hall, Room 120
4:30 p.m.
Pauline Maier <http://jepson.richmond.edu/marshall/maierbio.html> is the
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American History at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. She is a leading historian of the American
Revolution and has spent her career writing critically acclaimed scholarly
books, textbooks and journal articles on American history. She also served
as a consultant and commentator for the PBS’ six-hour documentary "Liberty!
the American Revolution" (1997), which told the story of the American
Revolution from the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) through the
ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789)
and is still used in classrooms across the nation. She also appeared in the
PBS series "Franklin" and "Biography of America," as well as numerous shows
on the History Channel.


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