David M Battles

David M. Battles is an independent American Studies scholar in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He holds three degrees from the University of Alabama, including an MA in American Studies. His other books include The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South, Or, Leaving Behind the Plow and Making Her Own Place, the story of Dottie Rambo's contributions to gospel music, and Yea, Alabama! A Peek into the Past of One of the Most Storied Universities in the Nation: The University of...See more

David M. Battles is an independent American Studies scholar in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He holds three degrees from the University of Alabama, including an MA in American Studies. His other books include The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South, Or, Leaving Behind the Plow and Making Her Own Place, the story of Dottie Rambo's contributions to gospel music, and Yea, Alabama! A Peek into the Past of One of the Most Storied Universities in the Nation: The University of Alabama (Volume 1 - 1819 through 1871). Mr Battles has also written and arranged songbooks for piano, voice, and guitar, as well as several children's musicals and ten children's piano method books. See less