Richard Panchyk holds a master�s in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous books for young adult readers, having written Engineering the Ci...view moreRichard Panchyk holds a master�s in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous books for young adult readers, having written Engineering the City, Our Supreme Court, and several titles for the �For Kids� series, including Archaeology for Kids, World War II for Kids, Galileo for Kids, and Franklin D. Roosevelt for Kids. He is also the author of A History of Westbury, Long Island (History Press 2007) and Forgotten Tales of Long Island (History Press 2008).view less