David Flaherty
Graduate Student (ABD)
Adjunct Instructor of History (Fall 2011)
Advisor: S. Max Edelson
Email: david.flaherty (at) virginia.edu
Fields & Specialties
Colonial North America; Early Modern Atlantic EmpiresEducation:
A.B. Kenyon College, 2007
M.A. University of Virginia, 2008
Thesis: “ ‘The Bulwark of America’: Intercolonial Connections and the French Imperial Project in North America”
Dissertation in Progress: “ ‘Improving and Enlarging Your Majesty’s Dominions in America:’ The Board of Trade’s Vision for a British Atlantic Empire, 1713-63”



