Robert Douthat Meade Author

Robert Douthat Meade was head of the history department at Randolph Macon Woman's College from 1936-1971. He was the author of Patrick Henry: Patriot in the Making and Patrick Henry: Practical Revolutionary, both published by J. P. Lippencott in 1957 and 1969, respectively. William C. Davis, director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University, has written numerous books, most recently, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government (Harcourt, 2001).