Steven Gimber

Steven Gimber
  • Associate Professor of History
  • Department: History
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: SGimber@wcupa.edu

Education

  • B.A., History, Glassboro State College, 1988
  • M.A., American Studies, University of Pennsylvania
  • Ph.D., U.S. History, American University

Research Interests

U.S. historyColonial AmericaAmerican Revolutionthe Early RepublicQuakersNative American historyagricultural historyfood historyhistory of the American west

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Gimber has his doctorate in U.S. history from the American University in Washington, D.C. and a Master's degree in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. in history from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) in 1988.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2237

List of Publications

  • Kinship and covenants in the wilderness : Indians, Quakers and conversion to Christianity, 1675-1800, dissertation Going Dutch: The Dutch Presence in America, 1609-2009 , edited by Joyce D. Goodfriend, Benjamin Schmidt, and Annette Stott. Going Dutch: The Dutch Presence in America, 1609-2009 , edited by Joyce D. Goodfriend, Benjamin Schmidt, and Annette Stott. Atlantic World series, Vol. 15. Leiden, Brill, 2008. xvii, 367 pp. $129.00 US (cloth), Article, Dec 2010 Review: Abraham Lincoln, the Quakers, and the Civil War: “A Trial of Principle and Faith.” by William C. Kashatus, Article, Apr 2017 Frederick Watts and the Founding of Penn State, Article, Nov 2022

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