Shays' Rebellion
Born in Milwaukee, Szatmary earned a baccalaureate degree from Marquette University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in American history from Rutgers University. In 1979–80, he taught in the History Department at the University of Arizona as an assistant professor. Based upon his academic work, he published "Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection" (University of Massachusetts, 1980), which remains in print. He consulted on the Calliope production of the movie "Shays' Rebellion", and more recently was featured in a History Channel program about the rebellion and its importance to the formation of the U.S. Constitution.