He is the co-author with Edward L. Ayers of "The Difference Slavery Made: A Close Analysis of Two American Communities", a fully electronic journal article for the American Historical Review. He is the author of Lawyeringfor the Railroad: Business Law and Power in the New South (1999) and co-author of the Emmy nominee documentary film Massive Resistance. He is currently researching and producing a digital project on the environmental and social history of the Chesapeake Bay.