William J PhalenWilliam Phalen is the author of five previous books: American Evangelical Protestantism and European Immigration, 1800-1924; The Consequences of Cotton in Antebellum America; How the Telegraph Changed the World; Coney Island, 150 Years of Rides, Fire, Floods, the Rich, the Poor and Finally Robert Moses; and The Democratic Soldier, The Life of General Gustave P. Cluster. Academically, he has a B.S. degree from Fordham University, a Master's degree from Hunter College, and a PhD from Rutgers University. He teaches American History as an adjunct in colleges and universities in the New York area where he lives with his wife Maureen. Read More Read Less