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Dr. Edward T. O’Donnell is a professional historian, author, and speaker. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and his Ph.D. in American History from Columbia University. He is an Associate Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
O’Donnell is the author of several books, including his most recent, Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (Broadway Books, May 2003), which tells the story of one of the worst disasters in American history and its impact on a vibrant ethnic community. His previous book was 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History (Broadway Books, 2002). O'Donnell is currently completing a social biography of Henry George -- Talisman of a Lost Hope: Henry George and Gilded Age America (Columbia University Press, forthcoming 2008) and a portion of a college-level U. S. History textbook (with four co-authors) Visions of America: A History of the United States (co-author, Addison Wesley Longman, forthcoming 2008),
O’Donnell is also a professional speaker. He has delivered history-themed presentations before educational, business, and non-profit organizations since 1991. During his years in New York City, O’Donnell also led more than 2,000 walking tours through New York City’s ethnic neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Little Italy, and Harlem.
