The History Stacks: Dr. Paul Semendinger, Professor, Historian, Author

Statistics, numbers, figures, sports, and history have all been a part of Dr. Paul Semendinger's life. In this episode of "The History Stacks," Semendinger outlines the first of a three-volume series, West Point at Gettysburg. Speaking with Dr. Lawrence Knorr, Semendinger discusses the ideas that sparked this series. The three volumes will, in alphabetical order, profile the 154 men who matriculated at West Point, only to stand beside (and opposite to) one another in the Battle of Gettysburg.The officers will include names familiar to even casual readers of history, such as Robert E. Lee, George Armstrong Custer, and Abner Doubleday. The series will also shed light on those officers who distinguished themselves in battle and those who did their duty without attention. Described as a lifetime educator, Dr. Paul Semendinger taught history and served as a principal for over three decades before becoming an adjunct college professor. The author of several books, these include examinations of the New York Yankees, such as Roy White: from Compton to the Bronx, The Least Among Them, a chronicle of obscure Yankee players, and the novel Scattering the Ashes. Semendinger writes about the Yankees on his website, Start Spreading the News. To this day, Semendinger still plays competitive baseball; he has also run 27 marathons. You can find out more about him here.