Fred Blue

Frederick J. Blue received his BA at Yale University (1958) and his PhD at the University of Wisconsin (1965) in the field of 19th century American History. He has held positions at Youngstown State University and the University of Oregon, and has published several books, including The Free Soilers: Third-party Politics, 1848-54 (1973) and No Taint of Compromise: Crusaders in Antislavery Politics (2005).