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 A professor at Purdue University and an expert on U.S. nineteenth-century "filibustering" (illegal private military expeditions against foreign countries), Professor May has written three books and many articles about the subject. His most recent book about filibustering, Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America (paper rpt.; University of North Carolina Press) was recognized as a "Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2003" and is being translated into Spanish. Professor May lectures widely on the subject, and in 2006 gave five presentations about filibustering in Costa Rica. He is a recipient of Purdue's 2007 Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, and has been very active in developing Purdue's honors programs in history and Liberal Arts.
Test Prep Network’s Scott Mercer interviewed Professor May regarding his book Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America.
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