Peter J MaliaPeter J. Malia is an American historian, writer, editor, and genealogist. He received his B.A. in History from Providence College, Providence, RI, and his graduate training in Early American History at Trinity College, Hartford, CT (M.A.), and Fordha University in New York City, NY (ABD). He served as a senior historical researcher and associate editor of Sleepy Hollow Restorations Press in Tarrytown, NY, where he played an instrumental role in the publication of the award-winning Van Courtlandt Family Papers as well as several regional histories involving Washington Irving, West Point, and the Hudson River. As editor of The Connecticut Historical Society, Mr. Malia revitalized the Society's publishing arm with the appearance of several award-winning titles, including artists Thomas Cole and Anson Dickinson; Governor Jonathan Trumbull; an illustrated history of Hartford; and a history of Connecticut railroads. He is the author of two award-winning titles, Visible Saints: The Colonial History of West Haven, Connecticut, 1648 - 1798, and Flying Horses: The Golden Age of American Carousel Art, 1870 - 1930. Read More Read Less