David Lovell, author of U.S. History through 1988, Survey of U.S. History to 1945 and Contemporary U.S. History 1945-1988, currently teaches U.S. History and Honors U.S. History at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his Bachelor of the Arts in Education, History, Theology and Philosophy from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He went on to do his graduate studies at the state university in Louvain, Belgium. While studying in Europe he did a stint with the Marine Corps in the Middle East. David has given seminars on the Civil War and The Battle of Nashville to various groups including at the SACS convention and at Vanderbilt University. He maintains his award winning web site to assist his students in their academic pursuits, and he has twice been named to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers. In addition to his work in the high school classroom, Mr. Lovell has taught many adult classes on American History and the Civil War.
