Research Expertise and Interest

history, U.S. History, urban history, cultural history, History of Time

Research Description

David Henkin is the Margaret Byrne Professor in American History and a professor in the Department of History.  His primary field of research is US history.  His research interests include 19th-century, urban history, reading and writing, popular culture.  He has just completed a study of seven-day rhythms in 19^th century America.