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Thomas K. Backerud
Biography:
Tom received his master's degree in European history from the University of North Dakota. His primary research interests include the Roman Empire, Classical Greece, Late Antiquity, nineteenth-century Minnesota, political theory, and intellectual history. He is an academic coach for doctoral students at Capella University as well as a volunteer for the Minnesota Historical Society.
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