Robert Morse Crunden (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Morse Crunden was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 23, 1940. He graduated from Yale University magna cum laude in 1962, and then attended Harvard University where he received his PhD in 1967. While at Yale he was a member of St. Elmo, a secret society. He was a professor at the University of Texas, director of American Studies Department, 1985-1990, and was member of the History Department as well. He died March 23, 1999. Yale University is a private Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Incorporated as the Collegiate School, the institution traces its roots to 17th-century clergymen who sought to establish a college to train clergy and political leaders for the colony.