Henry Steele Commager (1902–1998)
Auteur van A Pocket History of the United States
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Henry Steele Commager was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1902. He was educated at the University of Chicago. He taught history at New York University, Columbia University, and Amherst College. In addition to lecturing at many universities throughout the world, he was Harmsworth toon meer Professor at Oxford University and Pitt Professor at Cambridge University, where he was also an honorary fellow at Peterhouse College. His writings range widely over such topics as education, the Civil War, civil liberties, the Enlightenment, and immigration. Many of his books reflect his keen interest in constitutional history and civil liberties. He was also a documentarian, who has said to consider Documents of American History (1934), the 1988 edition of which he coedited with Milton Cantor, to be his most significant contribution. He died on March 2, 1998. (Bowker Author Biography) Henry Steele Commager was a well-known American historian who taught at New York University, Columbia, and Amherst. His many books won numerous prizes. He died in 1998 at age ninety-five. (Publisher Provided) toon minder
Fotografie: Henry Steele Commager, 1954 / Photo © ÖNB/Wien
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The Blue and the Gray: The Story of the Civil War as Told by Participants [2-volume set] (1950) 400 exemplaren
The Spirit of Seventy-Six: The Story of the American Revolution As Told by Participants (1958) — Redacteur — 391 exemplaren
The American Mind: An Interpretation of American Thought and Character Since the 1880's (1950) — Auteur — 232 exemplaren
The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment (Phoenix series) (1977) 104 exemplaren
The Blue and the Gray: Volume 1: From the Nomination of Lincoln to the Eve of Gettysburg (1950) 82 exemplaren
Living History: The Civil War the History of the War Between the States in Documents, Essays, Letters, Songs, Poems (2000) 65 exemplaren
Witness to America: Documentary History of the United States from Its Discovery to Modern Times (1997) 33 exemplaren
Treasury of best-loved stories, poems, games, and riddles from St. Nicholas magazine (1978) 20 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 02: The War of Independence 10 exemplaren
Immigration and American history : essays in honor of Theodore C. Blegen (1961) — Redacteur — 6 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 10: The Rise of an Industrial Giant — Redacteur — 5 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 19: The Unquiet Years — Redacteur — 4 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 15: The Darkening Horizon — Redacteur — 4 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 11: Progress and Poverty 4 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 06: A House Dividing — Redacteur — 4 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 12: Making the World Safe for Democracy (1976) — Redacteur — 4 exemplaren
Meet the U.S.A. Including a practical guide for academic visitors to the United States (1970) 4 exemplaren
The commonwealth of learning 3 exemplaren
The American Destiny Volume 16: Global War — Redacteur — 3 exemplaren
A Picture History of the United States of America 3 exemplaren
Mort Kuenstler's 50 Epic Paintings of America 2 exemplaren
Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples 2 exemplaren
Freedom of religion & separation of church and state 2 exemplaren
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Tarihi 2 exemplaren
THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTY-SIX. THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AS TOLD BY PARTICIPANTS - VOLUME II 1 exemplaar
The Great Constitution 1 exemplaar
The West: An Illustrated History 1 exemplaar
The American Mind 1 exemplaar
Theodore Parker : An anthology 1 exemplaar
The Blue & The Grey ( Civil War ) 1 exemplaar
The Study of History 1 exemplaar
America: A History of the First 500 Years 1 exemplaar
Lester Ward and the Welfare State. 1 exemplaar
Pagine vive di storia americana 1 exemplaar
História dos Estados Unidos da América 1 exemplaar
The Story of America The New Nation 1 exemplaar
Freedom and Order 1 exemplaar
Theodore Parker 1 exemplaar
SEARCH FOR A USUABLE PAST 1 exemplaar
Theordore Parker: An Anthology 1 exemplaar
Pictorial History Of The World 1 exemplaar
De politiske partier i USA 1 exemplaar
The Spirit of ‘76 1 exemplaar
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- COMMAGER, Henry Steele
- Geboortedatum
- 1902-10-25
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1998-03-02
- Graflocatie
- Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- pneumonia
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Opleiding
- University of Chicago (BA|1923|MA|1924|PhD|1928)
- Beroepen
- historian
professor - Relaties
- Commager, Evan (wife)
Commager, Steele (son) - Organisaties
- Columbia University
Amherst College
New York University - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement (1990)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1952)
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