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William L. Richter 1942-

Businessman, Teacher, Consultant, Author

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Richter graduated from Arizona State University in 1964 with a B.A. in History.

William L. Richter is a retired businessman turned historian, who has written a half dozen books and over two dozen scholarly articles and book reviews.

This one-volume dictionary, with more than entries covering the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes in the U.S. Civil War.

Using a wide variety of source materials for his novel, which include papers from private collections, historic periodicals, personal memoirs and firsthand.

William L. Richter has researched and written extensively in the area of the Antebellum South, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

The William L. Richter Collection, on view at the Bruce Museum⁠ This installation celebrates the extraordinary collection of Greenwich resident William L.

He received his M.A. also from Arizona State. He was awarded his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in 1970. In 1971 he completed a Post-doctoral seminar in Afro-American Historical and Cultural History at Kentucky State University, Frankfort.

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Richter has researched, written and published almost two dozen articles emphasizing military-civil affairs, race relations, constitutional issues, and Spanish colonial efforts in North America. He has also reviewed a wide range of historical topics for scholarly journals.

Among his most noted publications are:

The Army in Texas During Reconstruction, 1865-1870 (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1987).

Winner of 1989 Certificate of Commendation from American Association of State and Local History.

Overreached on All Sides: The Freedmen's Bureau Administr