Alan Pell Crawford is the author of acclaimed works of history. His writing has appeared in American History, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. His book reviews appear regularly in The Wall Street Journal. Crawford has been a resident scholar at the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. He lives in Richmond, Virginia. His latest book is entitled: This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America’s Revolutionary War in the South.