Chris McNickle is a lifelong New Yorker. He earned a PhD in US history from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a senior executive in global investment firms, and is treasurer of the American Historical Association. McNickle lives in the Bronx, New York.
Kenneth T. Jackson is the Jacques Barzun Professor in History and Social Sciences at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including Empire City: New York through the Centuries.
