Heyrman, Christine Leigh

Christine Leigh Heyrman is Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware. She received a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and is the author of "Commerce and Culture: The Maritime Communities of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690-1750". Her book exploring the evolution of religious culture in the Southern U.S., entitled "Southern Cross: The Beginnings of the Bible Belt", was awarded the Bancroft Prize in 1998.