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Sheldon Spear
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Sheldon Spear earned a BA in political science from Brooklyn College, an MA in history from Syracuse University, and a PhD in history from New York ...view moreA native of Brooklyn, New York, Sheldon Spear earned a BA in political science from Brooklyn College, an MA in history from Syracuse University, and a PhD in history from New York University. Now retired, he taught history at the college level for more than thirty-five years. Spear is the author of journal articles on a variety of subjects. His full-length works include studies of northeastern Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania from 1750 to 1950, and a biography of prominent Pennsylvania congressman Daniel J. Flood. He has also written numerous guest columns for the Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice, lectured frequently to community gatherings, and entertained listeners on local radio.
Spear’s awards include the New York Regents College Scholarship and National Endowment for the Humanities grants on Russian Literature and Society (at the University of Illinois) and on New World Slavery (at Johns Hopkins University).view less