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American history is a fascinating subject written by many fascinating figures. Take a look at important American historians in these articles.
Featured Article: Edward Lee Thorndike
Thorndike, Edward Lee (1874–1949), a United States psychologist and educator who was a pioneer in educational psychology. See more »
Albert B. Hart
Hart, Albert Bushnell (1854–1943), a United States historian. Hart was author, joint author, or editor of about 100 volumes.
See more »Alfred T. Mahan
Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1840–1914), a United States naval officer, called “the philosopher of sea power.” His aim was to show that command of the sea is a decisive factor in international relations.
See more »Allan Nevins
Nevins, Allan (1890–1971), a United States historian. Considered one of the most distinguished historians of his time, he was noted for his scholarship, range, and readable style.
See more »Barbara W. Tuchman
Tuchman, Barbara W. (Wertheim) (1912–1989), a United States author and historian.
See more »Benson J. Lossing
Lossing, Benson John (1813–1891), a United States wood engraver and author. He was born in Beekman, New York.
See more »Bernard De Voto
De Voto, Bernard (Augustine) (1897–1955), a United States author. As a literary critic and social historian, he often considered the impact of the West and the frontier on American thinking.
See more »Bruce Catton
Catton, (Charles) Bruce (1899–1978), a United States author and historian. Catton was awarded the 1954 Pulitzer history prize for A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), the last volume of his trilogy on the Civil War.
See more »Carter Woodson
Woodson, Carter G . (Godwin) (1875–1950), a United States historian. As founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (1915), he initiated the systematic study of black Americans.
See more »Charles Beard
Beard, Charles Austin (1874–1948), a United States historian and political scientist.
See more »Charles M. Andrews
Andrews, Charles McLean (1863–1943), a United States historian. He was awarded the 1935 Pulitzer Prize in history for the first volume of his four-volume Colonial Period of American History (1934–38).
See more »Cleveland Amory
Amory, Cleveland (1917-1998), a United States social historian. The Proper Bostonians (1947) is a slightly impudent history of Back Bay “first families” from the colonial period to the 1940's.
See more »Edward Eggleston
Eggleston, Edward (1837–1902), a United States novelist. He was one of the first American writers to deal realistically with frontier life.
See more »Edward Lee Thorndike
Thorndike, Edward Lee (1874–1949), a United States psychologist and educator who was a pioneer in educational psychology.
See more »Ezra Meeker
Meeker, Ezra (1830–1928), a United States pioneer. Meeker was born near Huntsville, Ohio.
See more »Francis Parkman
Parkman, Francis (1823–1893), a United States historian. Parkman's many-volumed narrative of the rise and fall of the French in North America is one of the finest works of American history.
See more »Frederick J. Turner
Turner, Frederick Jackson (1861–1932). a United States historian. In “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” a paper presented before the American Historical Association in 1893, he contended that “the existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development,” and that the unique American character was a result of this frontier experience.
See more »George Bancroft
Bancroft, George (1800-1891), a United States historian and statesman. He has been called the "father of American history" for his monumental 10-volume A History of the United States (1834-74; revised in 6 volumes, 1883-85).
See more »Harry Elmer Barnes
Barnes, Harry Elmer (1889–1968), a United States historian, sociologist, and educator.
See more »Hendrik W. Van Loon
Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (1882–1944), a United States historian and writer for children.
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