A specialist in American political and intellectual history, Professor McCoy teaches courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in early American history, with emphasis on the period from the Revolution through the Civil War. Before coming to Clark he taught at the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University. His current project, which is biographical, is focused on the early life of Abraham Lincoln in relation to the transformative developments of the early nineteenth century.
Drew McCoy
Professor Emeritus, History
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Degrees
- Ph.D. in History, University of Virginia, 1976
- M.A. in History, University of Virginia, 1973
- B.A. in , Cornell University, 1971
Affiliated Department
Scholarly and creative works
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Revolutionary Prophecies: The Founders and America’s Future
Chapter: “James Madison and American Nationality: The View from Virginia”Published by University of Virginia Press2020