AB Drew University, History & Economics, 1957
MA University of Pittsburgh, History, 1960
PhD University of Michigan, 1970
MA Thesis: “William M. Gouge, Jacksonian Economist”, directed by Dr. Hugh Cleland
PhD Dissertation, “Zacatecas, 1750-1821: A Study of a Late Colonial Mexican City”, directed by Dr. Charles Gibson. Committee included Sam Bass Warner, Harold Wethey, Eric Wolf
Dissertation in 2 volumes available to download from www.insidemydesk.com
Specialties in colonial Latin American history: long-term trends, price indices, mining output, growth rates, treasury operations
Interests in United States history: mining trends and operations, Comstock Lode, Nevada, 1860-1885
Major work in Latin American history, Economic Growth and Change in Bourbon Mexico (University of Florida Press, 1993)
Numeroud printed and on-line publications on colonial Latin American economic history at www.insidemydesk.com
Major work in United States History, “The Comstock: An Economic History of a Mining Bonanza, 1860-1885”, available to download no charge at www.comstockhistory.com
Retired professor, not-yet-retired downhill skier, weight-lifter, museum/concert goer, website manic (5), resident of Ann Arbor and formerly of other interesting places like Paris, Mexico City, Lima and Lake Tahoe and boring places like western and central Pennsylvania, reader and writer of fiction, serious but casual chef, smart conversations (no gossip or whining), witty retorts and devoted to Jake, Lily and Robin, 3 terrific g-kids, who may or may not like some of these things.
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