Will B. Mackintosh

Will B. Mackintosh is an Associate Professor in the History and American Studies department at the University of Mary Washington. His research focuses on cultural and social histories of the 19th-century United States, with expertise in leisure, crime, and the cultural economy of capitalism.

• Ph.D. and M.A. in History from the University of Michigan (2009, 2004)
• B.A. in History from Swarthmore College (2000)

His research explores intersections between cultural practices and economic transformations, including projects on tourism history, criminal networks, and capitalist development. Publications like Selling the Sights (2019) analyze the invention of tourism, while works on the Loomis Gang examine illicit economies during the Market Revolution.

His article trends highlight leisure commodification, transportation's cultural impact, and criminal subcultures in 19th-century America.

He teaches courses spanning urban history, gender history, the American Revolution, and the history of capitalism. Current projects include a study of the Loomis Gang, a group of horse thieves in New York.