Bruce W. DearstyneBruce W. Dearstyne is the author of several books, including The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History; The Crucible of Public Policy: New York Courts in the Progressive Era; and Progressive New Yor: Change and Reform in the Empire State, 1900–1920: A Reader, all published by SUNY Press. He lives in Albany, New York. Read More Read Less