Frank P. VarneyFrank Varney earned his undergraduate degree at William Paterson University and his MA and Ph.D. at Cornell University. He regularly takes student groups to historic sites—especially Civil War battlefields—and makes frequent speaking appearances befoe Civil War Round Tables, historical societies, and other interested groups; he has also been the keynote speaker at the dedication of several veteran’s memorials, and has made multiple TV and radio appearances. He is Professor of U.S. and Classical History at Dickinson State University of North Dakota, where he has won several teaching awards, including Distinguished Professor of the Year –the highest honor the university can bestow—and Outstanding Faculty Member, awarded by a vote of students. In addition to providing introductions, appendices, and articles for books by other historians, he is the author of General Grant and the Rewriting of History, published by Savas Beatie (2013). Ulysses S. Grant and the Verdict of History: Memoir, Memory, and the Civil War is his second book. Read More Read Less