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Scott Nelson

Professor of History, College of William and Mary

Scott Nelson appears in the following:

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John Henry

Thursday, February 19, 2015

John Henry wins a race against the machine that threatens to take his job, but then he dies of exhaustion. Some victory.

Out Takes: The financial history of financial panics

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

You’ve probably heard our recession compared to the financial crisis of the 1930s. But in today’s out take, we’re talking to Scott Nelson, a professor of History at the College of Wil...