Dr. Earl J. Hess has been a student of Civil War history since he was a teenager, growing up in rural Missouri. He completed his B.A. and M.A. degrees in History at Southeast Missouri State University. His Ph.D. in American Studies, with a concentration in History, was awarded by Purdue University in 1986. He has taught at a number of institutions, including the University of Georgia, Texas Tech University, and the University of Arkansas. Since 1989, he has been at Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, where he is Associate Professor of History, director of the History Program, and holds the Stewart McClelland Chair. Dr. Hess has published several books on Civil War history, nineteen journal articles, and more than ninety book reviews for academic history journals, and conducted numerous manuscript evaluations for academic presses. He is widely recognized as a leading scholar and author on Civil War history.
Email: earl@love-and-learning.info