Edward E. Gordon, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized professional historian, researcher, and author. For 20 years Dr. Gordon taught at DePaul, Loyola, and Northwestern Universities in Chicago. He has made presentations over the last 20 years at museums, colleges, universities, conferences, and to professional associations and community organizations.
Ed Gordon is the author or co-author of 16 books in the fields of history, business, and education including Literacy in America (Praeger, 2003), a comprehensive history of U.S. literacy; Centuries of Tutoring (University Press of America, 1990), which explores widespread use of tutoring throughout the history of childhood in the Western world; and The 2010 Meltdown (Praeger, 2005), in which today's workforce issues are viewed from the perspective of a historical economist. (For more information on a publication, please click on its title.)
Ed Gordon has been quoted in or written over 200 articles in major newspapers, popular magazines, business publications, and history and education journal. He has also appeared on the CBS Network's, "The Early Show," CNN, NBC, Bloomberg TV, WGN, NPR, USA Radio, and Yahoo. As a professional speaker, he has been heard by over 100,000 people.
Areas of Historical Expertise:
The American West
U.S. Civil War
World War II
The History of Literacy in the United States
The Role of Tutoring in Western Education
The History of the Papacy
Educational Background:
Ph.D. History & Psychology, Magna cum Laude, Loyola University Chicago
B.A., M.A. History, Magna cum Laude, DePaul University, Chicago
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