Willard Sterne Randall

Willard Sterne Randall is the author of "The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America" and "Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution," as well as biographies of several of the Founding Fathers. He is a distinguished scholar in history and professor emeritus at Champlain College who specializes in the history of the Founding Era. Prior to academia, he worked for 17 years as an investigative reporter, during which he garnered the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize, the Loeb Award, and the John Hancock Prize.