Michael started following the work of Geoffrey Cain, SOAS University of London, South East Asia.
Michael changed a CV.
Michael started following the work of Angela M. Alexander, Winthrop University, History.
Faculty Member, History
Visiting Professor of History
Thesis Title: The Northern Democracy: Slavery, the Democratic Party, and the Destruction of the Union
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About
Dr. Michael Landis is a scholar of United States nineteenth century history with a focus on politics, slavery, and the Civil War era. He is currently a Visiting Professor of History at Sacred Heart University. His dissertation, entitled "The Northern Democracy: Slavery, the Democratic Party, and the Destruction of the Union,” is a comprehensive exploration of Northern Democrats and Northern pro-slavery sentiment in the 1850s. He has presented his work at the 2009 annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, the 2011 annual meeting of the American Historical Association, and the Filson Institute Conference on Secession. He has also published several book reviews, and authored an article on United States Senator William Pitt Fessenden (R-ME) and the early Republican Party, which was published in the journal American Nineteenth Century History in 2008. Hailing from south Florida, Michael has taught American and world history at the middle, secondary, and university levels. He received his BA and MA from Boston University, and has also worked as a musician and music instructor.
