Willard Sterne Randall

Willard Sterne Randall
Born	(1942-03-13) March 13, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations	Author, historian
Spouse	Nancy Nahra
Children	4
Website	www.willardrandall.net

Willard Sterne Randall (born March 13, 1942) is an American historian and author who specializes in biographies related to the American colonial period and the American Revolution.^[1] He teaches American history at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

Publications

External videos
Booknotes interview with Randall on Thomas Jefferson: A Life, December 26, 1993, C-SPAN
Presentation by Randall on George Washington: A Life, December 10, 1998, C-SPAN
Presentation by Randall on Alexander Hamilton: A Life, January 18, 2003, C-SPAN
Presentation by Randall on Ethan Allen: His Life and Times, August 18, 2011, C-SPAN
Presentation by Randall on Unshackling America, July 15, 2017, C-SPAN
Presentation by Randall on The Founders' Fortunes, February 10, 2022, C-SPAN

• A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin & His Son. Little Brown and Company. 1984. ISBN 978-0-316-73365-6.
• Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor. William Morrow. 1990. ISBN 978-0-7607-1272-6.
• Thomas Jefferson: A Life. Holt. 1993. ISBN 0-8050-1577-9.
• American Lives, Volumes I and II. Longman. 1996. ISBN 978-0-673-46986-1.
• George Washington: A Life. Henry Holt & Co. 1997. ISBN 0-8050-2779-3.
• Forgotten Americans: Footnote Figures Who Changed American History. Da Capo Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-7382-0150-4.
• Alexander Hamilton: A Life. HarperCollins. 2003. ISBN 0-06-019549-5.
• Ethan Allen: His Life and Times. W. W. Norton & Company. 2011. ISBN 978-0-393-07665-3.
• Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution. St. Martins Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-25015918-2.
• The Founders' Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America. Dutton. 2022. ISBN 978-1-52474592-9.
• John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America's Independence. Dutton. 2025. ISBN 978-0-59347214-9.

References

1. "Booknotes :: Watch". www.booknotes.org. Archived from the original on November 16, 2010.

Sources

• Contemporary Authors, vol. 196. pp. 305–323.
• Who's Who in America, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Who's Who in America, 2011; Contemporary Authors, volume 196, pp. 305–323.
• Podcast interview with Randall on Unshackling America – How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution, July 13, 2017