Gary Gerstle
Gary Gerstle is a professor of American History at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of six books, including American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century. Read more about him below.
Q. What is your favorite word?
A. Peregrination.
Q. What inspires you?
A. People who care passionately about ideas.
Q. What is your favorite way to procrastinate?
A. Taking a shower.
Q. If you could live in any other time, past or future, when would it be and why?
A. I would love to be alive in early 19th century America, when Louisiana was becoming …
