author : H. W. Brandswebsite : https://www.facebook.com/hwbrands.author/facebook : https://www.facebook.com/hwbrands.author/H. W. Brands is a distinguished professor of history and holder of the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include the Pulitzer Prize finalist The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, The Age of Gold, and TR, a biography of Theodore Roosevelt. He lives in Austin, Texas.