On July 18, 2016 Library Fellow Thomas Agostini will discuss the results of his research topic, "Imperial Dilemmas: Great Britain’s Costly Bid for Military Ascendency in America, 1745-1766.”
Agostini is an assistant professor at South Dakota State University, where he teaches advanced courses on the American revolutionary era, early American history, and United States military history. His research project explores the causes and costly consequences of Great Britain’s transatlantic military campaign in North America during the Seven Years’ War. He is a recipient of the Society of Colonial Wars Fellowship.