Author of ancient history books, boyhood adventure series, novels, and other publications. An educator and writer, William E. Dunstan serves as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His comprehensive professional journey includes 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 studies at Harvard. He demonstrated administrative expertise as the founding director of the University Transfer Program at Durham Technical Community College. Winning numerous awards for his classroom skills, Dr. Dunstan has taught at Brevard College, Carnegie Mellon University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Chronicle of Higher Education hailed him as an innovative scholar and author with a deft hand for creating pitch-perfect literature. He regales readers with his witty six-book memoir, Adventures of a Southern Boyhood. His other daringly insightful publications include two novels and three breathtaking books exploring the social, cultural, and political footprints of antiquity.