Curry, Richard O(rr)

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CURRY, Richard O(rr)

CURRY, Richard O(rr). American, b. 1931. Genres: History, Politics/Government. Career: University of Connecticut, Storrs, American History, assistant professor, 1963-66, associate professor, 1966-71, professor, 1971-92, professor emeritus, 1992-; instructor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1960-62; assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh, 1962-63. Publications: A House Divided: A Study of Statehood Politics and the Copperhead Movement in West Virginia, 1964; (with J. Sproat and K. Cramer) The Shaping of America, 1972; (with J. Sproat and K. Cramer) The Shaping of American Civilization, 2 vols., 1972; An Uncertain Future: Thought Control and Repression during the Reagan-Bush Era, 1992. EDITOR: The Abolitionists: Reformers or Fanatics?, 1965, as The Abolitionists, 1973; (and contrib.) Radicalism, Racism and Party Realignment: The Border States during Reconstruction, 1969, 1973; (co- and contrib) Conspiracy: The Fear of Subversion in American History, 1972; (co-) Slavery in America: Theodore Weld's American Slavery as It Is, 1972, 1979; (and co-author) Freedom at Risk: Secrecy, Censorship and Repression in the 1980s, 1988; (co- and contrib.) American Chameleon: Individualism in Trans-National Context, 1991. Address: 106 Windham St., Willimantic, CT 06226-2212, U.S.A.