I grew up in the Pacific Northwest with a love of American history, American literature, and cinema. While going to college in California, I became fascinated with the ways that each of these subjects were interwoven, and I decided to pursue a career as a college professor rather than my original plans to be a filmmaker. After graduating from college, I left for the United Kingdom to pursue a graduate degree in English Literature so that I could return to America to teach this subject. Instead o
