Burrows, Edwin G(wynne)

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BURROWS, Edwin G(wynne)

BURROWS, Edwin G(wynne). American, b. 1943. Genres: Local history/Rural topics. Career: Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, instructor in history, 1970-71; Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, NY, adjunct lecturer in history, 1971-72; Brooklyn College, City University of New York, instructor and assistant professor, 1972-79, associate professor, 1980-86, professor, 1986-, Claire and Leonard Tow Professor of History, 1999-. Dyckman House Museum, member of board of directors; New York Historical Society, member of academic advisory panel; First Presbyterian Church of Northport, elder. Consultant to organizations. Publications: Albert Gallatin and the Political Economy of Republicanism, 1761-1800, 1986; (with M. Wallace) Gotham: A History of NYC to 1898, 1999; (intro.) T.A. Janvier, In Old New York, 2000; New York in the Revolution, in press. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: 14 Clipper Dr., Northport, NY 11768, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]