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Woody Holton
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Woody Holton

Abner Linwood "Woody" Holton, III, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond in Virginia and is a member of the Richmond Research Institute. He has published two award-winning books: Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution (2007), a finalist for the National Book Award; and Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia (1999). Holton received his B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and his Ph.D. in History from Duke, and is currently an associate professor at the University of Richmond. Holton has received numerous awards, including three from the Organization of... Read full bio

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Abigail Adams is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jun 01, 2010
Abigail Adams will be released on June 01, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jun 01, 2010
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PBS, November 15, 2012
...the meaning of the award was that "small stories and so-called hidden places matter." Historian and author Woody Holton, a judge on the panel, said Boo's work had invented a new genre of nonfiction. William Alexander, who studied folklore and theater in...
PublishersWeekly.com, November 14, 2012
...hosted by Faith Salie. The panel chairs were Gary D. Schmidt (Young People's Literature), Laura Kasischke (Poetry), Woody Holton (Nonfiction), and Lorrie Moore (Fiction...
The Wrap, November 14, 2012
...books at the ceremony, held at the restaurant Cipriani, Wall Street. Boo's work was praised by presenter Woody Holton -- whose "Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution" was nominated in the category in 2007 -- as rivaling "the great...
Independent Publisher, October 19, 2012
...The judges for this year’s National Book Award for nonfiction are acclaimed writers Brad Gooch, Linda Gordon, Woody Holton, Susan Orlean, and Judith Shulevitz. Former winners of this award for nonfiction include Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Tom Wolfe,...
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2012
...Dinaw Mengestu, Stacey D'Erasmo, Lorrie Moore, and Janet Peery. The nonfiction judges are Brad Gooch, Linda Gordon, Woody Holton, Susan Orlean, and Judith Shulevitz All finalists will receive $1,000. The winners receive $1...
Washington Post, October 10, 2012
...year, along with Stacey DErasmo, Lorrie Moore and Janet Peery. The nonfiction judges are Brad Gooch, Linda Gordon, Woody Holton, Susan Orlean and Judith Shulevitz All the finalists will receive $1,000. The winners, announced in New York on Nov. 14 at a...
PublishersWeekly.com, October 10, 2012
...Point) The judges were: Stacey DErasmo, Dinaw Mengestu, Lorrie Moore (chair), Janet Peery (Fiction); Brad Gooch, Linda Gordon, Woody Holton (chair), Susan Orlean, Judith Shulevitz (Nonfiction); Laura Kasischke (chair), Dana Levin, Maurice Manning,...
History News Network, January 17, 2013
...of American politics: "economic motivations, constitutional rhetoric." In this regard he's closer to younger historians like Woody Holton, whose work is frequently cited. The core point in any case is that the crucible of the American Revolution was...
History News Network, January 14, 2013
...of American politics: "economic motivations, constitutional rhetoric." In this regard he's closer to younger historians like Woody Holton, whose work is frequently cited. The core point in any case is that the crucible of the American Revolution was...
WTVR-TV, December 22, 2012
...we are flying to Orlando and driving to Ft. Meyers, so we’re going to save a bundle,” Woody Holton, who was at a gas station on West Broad Street, says. But once drivers get to roads, they’ll likely see the heavy traffic that’s synonymous with...
Raleigh News & Observer, November 22, 2012
...heed the warnings of the 18th century. And perhaps to consider one of its great remedies. Bloomberg News Woody Holton is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of Abigail Adams, a 2010 winner of the Bancroft Prize...
Shanghai Daily, November 19, 2012
...well to heed the warnings of the 18th century. And perhaps to consider one of its great remedies. Woody Holton is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of "Abigail Adams," a 2010 winner of the Bancroft Prize. The opinions...
Bloomberg, November 18, 2012
...well to heed the warnings of the 18th century. And perhaps to consider one of its great remedies. (Woody Holton is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of “Abigail Adams,” a 2010 winner of the Bancroft Prize. The opinions...
PBS, November 15, 2012
...the meaning of the award was that "small stories and so-called hidden places matter." Historian and author Woody Holton, a judge on the panel, said Boo's work had invented a new genre of nonfiction. William Alexander, who studied folklore and theater in...