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Stephen Puleo is an author, historian, teacher, public speaker, and communications professional. His eighth book, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union, was published by St. Martin鈥檚 Press in April, 2024.

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Steve's previously published books are:
鈥� Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America鈥檚 First Humanitarian Mission (2020)
鈥� American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address (2016)
鈥� T Stephen Puleo is an author, historian, teacher, public speaker, and communications professional. His eighth book, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union, was published by St. Martin鈥檚 Press in April, 2024.

Follow Steve on Facebook () and Instagram () or visit his website () for current news and events.

Steve's previously published books are:
鈥� Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America鈥檚 First Humanitarian Mission (2020)
鈥� American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address (2016)
鈥� The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War (2012)
鈥� A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900 (2010)
鈥� The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day (2007)
鈥� Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56 (2005)
鈥� Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 (2003)

All of Steve鈥檚 books have been Boston regional bestsellers and have received national recognition. His work has been reviewed favorably by the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, the Boston Globe, the New York Post, Parade magazine, The National Review, Forbes.com, C-SPAN, the Associated Press, the Portland Press Herald, the Providence Journal, the Hartford Courant, Kirkus Reviews, Barnes and Noble Review.com, Library Journal, Booklist, History.com, and Publishers Weekly. Numerous national media outlets have interviewed Steve, including NBC, the New York Times, Parade magazine, History.com, C-SPAN, the History Channel, the Associated Press, and regional and national radio and television outlets.

An experienced, dynamic, and in-demand speaker and presenter, Steve has made nearly 700 appearances before thousands of readers 鈥� including bookstore signings, keynote addresses, library presentations, historical societies, industry events, book clubs, and appearances at universities and public and private schools. His showcase appearances include: speaking events at both the National Archives and the National Constitution Center; as a keynote for the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Massachusetts Superior Court; and as a participant with Italian-American and Jewish-American scholars on a panel entitled, Italy and the Holocaust, presented at UMass-Boston. If you would like more information about having Steve appear at your event, please contact him at [email protected].

A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor of articles and book reviews to publications and organizations that include American History magazine, Politico, the Boston Globe, and the Bill of Rights Institute, Steve has also taught history at Suffolk University in Boston and at UMass-Boston. He has developed and taught numerous writing workshops for high school and college students, as well as for adults who aspire to be writers. His books have been woven into the curricula of numerous high schools and colleges, and more than 30 communities have selected his books as 鈥渃ommunity-wide reads.鈥� Steve also conducts book-club tours of Boston鈥檚 North End, one of the nation鈥檚 most historic neighborhoods.

Steve holds a master鈥檚 degree in history from UMass-Boston, where he received the Dean鈥檚 Award for Academic Achievement and was the Graduate Convocation keynote speaker. His master鈥檚 thesis, From Italy to Boston鈥檚 North End: Italian Immigration and Settlement, 1890-1910, has been downloaded nearly 30,000 times by scholars and readers around the world.

Steve and his wife Kate live south of Boston and donate a portion of his book proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). ...more

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	Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 4.02 avg rating — 4,955 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America's First Humanitarian Mission 4.08 avg rating — 667 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900 4.03 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caning: The Assault that Drove America to Civil War 3.98 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, From the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day 3.94 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address 3.92 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Due To Enemy Action: The True World War Ii Story Of The Uss Eagle 56 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Publishers Weekly Starred Review for The Great Abolitionist

Recently, I let you know about an excellent "starred review" from Kirkus Reviews about my upcoming book, "The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union." Today, I'm thrilled to announce that Publishers Weekly, another critically important pre-publication reviewer, has also given a wonderful starred review to "The Great Abolitionist (which is due out April 23)! I cou Read more of this blog post »

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