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Edward M. Cook Jr. Prof. Cook has retired and no longer directs BA theses or accepts new graduate students. Office: Mailbox 37
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Associate Professor Emeritus of History and the College

Prof. Cook has retired and no longer directs BA theses or accepts new graduate students.

John Hopkins University, PhD '72

BIOGRAPHY

I am a specialist in early modern English and American history, with teaching interests that span the Atlantic. My research is concentrated in early American history, with a special focus in social history and a geographical focus on New England. I am especially interested in themes of community, family, rural economy and society, grassroots religion, and the social context of political behavior.

Recent Research / Recent Publications

Publications

  • The Fathers of the Towns: Leadership and Community Structure in Eighteenth Century New England. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1976.

  • Ossipee, New Hampshire, 1785–1985: A History, vol. 1. Portsmouth, NH: Peter Randall Publishers, 1989 (popular history).

  • "Geography and History: Spatial Perspectives for the Study of Early America," Historical Methods 13 (1980), 19–28.

  • "Local Leadership and the Typology of New England Towns, 1700– 1775," Political Science Quarterly 86 (1971), 586–608.

  • "Social Behavior and Changing Values in Dedham, Massachusetts, 1770–1775," William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Series, 27 (1970), 546–80.