Born and raised in Maine, Alan Taylorteaches American and Canadian history at the University of Virginia. His books include* The Divided Ground,* * Writing Early American History,* * American Colonies,and William Cooper's Town,which won the Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for American history. He als...

Born and raised in Maine, Alan Taylorteaches American and Canadian history at the University of Virginia. His books include* The Divided Ground,* * Writing Early American History,* * American Colonies,and William Cooper's Town,which won the Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for American history. He also serves as a contributing editor to The New Republic *.