Ward, Harry Merrill

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WARD, Harry Merrill

WARD, Harry Merrill. American, b. 1929. Genres: History. Career: William Binford Vest Professor of History, Emeritus, University of Richmond, VA, 1999- (Associate Professor, 1965-78; Professor of History, 1978-93; William Binford Vest Professor of History, 1993-99). Consultant to Bicentennial radio series produced by U.S. Bicentennial Media Group Inc. 1974-76. Formerly with: Georgetown College, KY, 1959-61; Morehead State University, KY, 1961-65; Visiting Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1967-68. Publications: United Colonies of New England 1643-90, 1961; Department of War 1781-95, 1962, 1981; Unite or Die: Intercolony Relations 1690-1763, 1971; Statism in Plymouth Colony, 1973; (co-author) Richmond During the Revolution 1775-83, 1977; Duty, Honor, or Country: General George Weedon and the American Revolution, 1979; Richmond: An Illustrated History, 1985; Charles Scott and the "Spirit of '76," 1988; Major General Adam Stephen and the Cause of American Liberty, 1989; Colonial America 1607-1763, 1990; The American Revolution: Nationhood Achieved 1763-88, 1994; General William Maxwell and the New Jersey Continentals, 1997; The War for Independence and the Transformation of American Society, 1999; Between the Lines: Banditti of the American Revolution, 2002. Address: Dept. of History, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173, U.S.A.