Alan Axelrod

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name = Alan Axelrod


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Alan Axelrod is an author of history, business and management. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

He received his doctorate in English from the University of Iowa, specializing in the literature and culture of colonial America and the early republic. He has taught at Lake Forest College and Furman University, worked as a publishing executive, and has been a consultant to historical museums, cultural institutions, television's "Civil War Journal", the WB Network, and the Discovery Channel.

Publications

Books

* What Every American Should Know about American History (2008)
* "" (2008)
* The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (2008)
* The Complete Idiot's Guide to Forensics, The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (2007)
* "," (2006)
* American History ASAP (2003)
* "" (2002)
* The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Revolution, The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (1999)
* Chronicle of the Indian Wars: From Colonial Times to Wounded Knee (1990)

Television

The WB Network

* The Wild West as creative consultant.

The Discovery Channel

*Civil War Journal as creative consultant

References

* [http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040601/qa.html Interview with Alan Axelrod]
* [http://www.georgiawriters.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=444 Georgia Writers Association entry for Alan Axelrod]
* [http://www.bkconnection.com/authorbiobooks.asp?Type=AUTH&SEL=ALANAXELROD BK Connection write up about Alan Axelrod]