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John S. Crandall is a graduate of the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor's Degree in History, and of the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a Master's Degree in History. His interests include Transportation History, American History (specializing in the period from 1776 to 1860 and including special interest in both the Early Republic and the Secession Crisis), Western Civilization, and World History. Besides Transportation, favorite topics include the Anti-Federalists, Patrick Henry, the influence of Montesquieu on America, sectionalism and seccession, Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks, Whigs and the Constitutional Union Party, and filibusters especially William Walker. Having served as a U.S. Marine he also has an interest in Marine Corps History.
Other interests range widely, and include the stock market, art, hobby robotics, literature, hiking, and sports.
Currently doing museum work in Yorktown, VA.
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