About the Author

Elin Woodger is a writer and editor who specializes in American history. She has made significant contributions to many Facts On File books, including Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics. Woodger is also coauthor of Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a contributing editor for Plum Lines, the quarterly journal of The Wodehouse Society. David F. Burg is a freelance writer and editor. He holds a B.A. in English from DePauw University, an M.A. in English from Washington State University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American civilization (American studies) from the University of Pennsylvania. Burg has taught at the University of Kentucky and at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Facts On File's The American Revolution and The Great Depression, Updated Edition, both in the Eyewitness History series, and Encyclopedia of Student and Youth Movements.