Opening up North America, 1497-1800

Caroline Cox was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She moved to the U.S. in 1978, developing a career in finance. At 32, she enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley to study history. She earned an AB, MA, and PhD, all in history, from Berkeley in 1990, 1993, and 1997. Her area of expertise was America's colonial and Revolutionary War history. She wrote several books, A Proper Sense of Honor: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army (2004), The Fight to Survive: A Young Girl, Diabetes and the Discovery of Insulin (2009), and Boy Soldiers of the American Revolution (completed after her death by friends, colleagues and mentors).

Cox was professor of history at the University of the Pacific for 15 years. She received many awards for her teaching and scholarship at the University of the Pacific, including the Faye and Alex Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award, the Pacific Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Order of Pacific, awarded posthumously at the university commencement in 2015. She died on July 11, 2014 at the age of 59.

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