Absolutely horrible news. I didn't know him well, but he encouraged me to expand one of my law review articles into a book, which became The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution. I don't know if I would have had the gumption to tackle a book without his support.
Carlton Larson
I just received the terribly distressing news that Gordon Wood was hit by a car and killed yesterday. We were together with other Founding era scholars at the 2nd Judicial Circuit conference last week at Lake George, and he was as usual in fine fettle and as always enjoyable to talk to.
