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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jack Kelly is an award-winning author and historian. He has published five novels and numerous books of nonfiction about topics ranging from the Revolutionary War to the Erie Canal and the Gilded Age. A former regular contributor to American Heritage Magazine, he has appeared on the History Channel, National Public Radio, and C-Span and lectured throughout the U.S.

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