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R. A. MONTGOMERY attended Hopkins Grammar School, Williston-Northampton School and Williams College where he graduated in 1958. He pursued graduate studies in Religion and Economics at Yale and NYU. Montgomery was an adventurer all his life, climbing mountains in the Himalaya, skiing throughout Europe and scuba-diving wherever he could. His interests included education, macro-economics, geo-politics, mythology, history, mystery novels and music. He wrote his first interactive book, Journey Under the Sea, in 1976 and published it under the series name The Adventures of You. A few years later Bantam Books bought this book and gave Montgomery a contract for five more, to inaugurate their new children's publishing division. Bantam renamed the series Choose Your Own Adventure and a publishing phenomenon was born. The series has sold more than 260 million copies in over 40 languages. He was married to the writer Shannon Gilligan. Montgomery died in November 2014, only two months after his last book was published.
Impeccably researched, meticulously presented, and judicious study. THE HISTORICAL JOURNAL (A) fascinating and meticulously researched collection of essays... It represents a very significant advance in detailed knowledge (of the 18th-century church). ALBION A valuable contribution to our understanding of the Church of England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and should be read by anyone with an interest in local or regional religious history. SOUTHERN HISTORY (An) intelligent collection, which deserves a wide readership. (The editors) have done a great service in bringing out this fine collection. HISTORY
