David WaldstreicherDavid Waldstreicher, Professor of History, Temple University, is a historian of early and nineteenth century America. His books include In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 (1997); The Strugge Against Slavery, 1619--1863: A History in Documents (2001); Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery and the American Revolution (2004); and Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification (2009). Read More Read Less