A gifted educator and author, William E. Dunstan writes and conducts research as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His comprehensive professional journey includes notable achievements as an archivist at the Virginia State Archives, managing editor of the history quarterly Virginia Cavalcade, and editor of historical publications at the National Archives. He earned his doctorate in history at Carnegie Mellon University and pursued postdoctoral research at Harvard University. Winning numerous awards for his classroom skills, Dr. Dunstan has taught at Carnegie Mellon University, Brevard College, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Chronicle of Higher Education hailed him as an innovative historian and author with a deft hand for creating pitch-perfect literature. He regales readers with his delightful six-volume memoir Adventures of a Southern Boyhood. His book Nell Cropsey and Jim Wilcox: The Chill of Destiny peels back the dark secrets leading to the mysterious murder of Nell Cropsey in 1901, an absorbing story that became national sensation at the time. His other insightful publications include two radiant novels and three books exploring the historical, social, and cultural footprints of antiquity: The Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome.