Curated category
21st-century American historians
- Elizabeth D. LeonardElizabeth D. Leonard earned her Master of Arts degree in U.S. History from the University of California Riverside in 1988.
- James M. McPhersonJames Munro McPherson arrived in the world on the 11th of October 1936. His birthplace was Valley City, North Dakota. This small town shaped his early years…
- Don H. DoyleDon H. Doyle earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis before pursuing a doctorate at Northwestern University.
- Retha WarnickeRetha Marvine Warnicke was born in 1939 and grew up to become a central figure at Arizona State University. She graduated from Evansville Central High School…
- Joan WaughJoan Waugh stands on the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles. She specializes in 19th-century American history and is an expert on the…
- David A. BellDavid Avrom Bell entered the world in 1961 within a Jewish family in New York City. His father Daniel Bell worked as a sociologist while his mother Pearl…
- Seymour DrescherSeymour Drescher was born in 1934 in the Bronx, New York. His parents were Polish Jewish immigrants who brought their history to American soil.
- Kenneth PomeranzKenneth Pomeranz was born on the 4th of November 1958. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1980.
- Gabor BorittGabor Boritt was born in 1940 to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary. The Nazis forced his family into a single room within a hospital on the edge of the…
- John F. MarszalekJohn F. Marszalek was born in Buffalo, New York. He began his higher education journey at Canisius College where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1961.
- Daniel YerginDaniel Howard Yergin arrived in the world on the 6th of February 1947. He grew up in Los Angeles, California. His father Irving worked at Warner Brothers and…
- George Dyson (science historian)George Dyson lived inside a wooden structure thirty meters above the ground. He built this shelter from salvaged materials on the shore of Burrard Inlet…
- Gary W. GallagherGary William Gallagher entered the academic world in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts from Adams State College. He pursued graduate studies at the University of…
- David Christian (historian)David Gilbert Christian arrived in Brooklyn, New York on the 30th of June 1946. His parents held both British and American citizenships.
- Stephen GreenblattStephen Jay Greenblatt arrived in the world on the 7th of November 1943. He grew up in Newton, Massachusetts after his family moved from Boston.
- Gerald HoltonGerald James Holton was born on the 23rd of May 1922, in Berlin, Germany. He grew up in a Jewish family where his father worked as an attorney specializing…
- Victor Davis HansonVictor Davis Hanson was born on the 5th of September 1953 in Selma, California. He grew up working the family orchard and vineyard that had been in his…
- Claudia GoldinClaudia Dale Goldin was born in the Bronx, New York City on the 14th of May 1946. Her father Leon Goldin worked as a data processing manager at Burlington…
- Melissa DellMelissa Dell grew up in Enid, Oklahoma. Her parents worked as civilian contractors at Vance Air Force Base. They managed the parts shop and ran a daycare…
- David W. BlightDavid William Blight was born on the 21st of March 1949 in Flint, Michigan. He grew up inside a mobile home park during those early years.
- Donald L. MillerDonald L. Miller entered the faculty of Lafayette College in 1978 after earning his PhD from the University of Maryland.
- Fergus BordewichFergus M. Bordewich was born on the first of November in 1947 within New York City. He grew up in Yonkers, New York during the post-war era.
- Eric FonerEric Foner was born on the 7th of February 1943 in New York City. His father Jack D. Foner worked actively within the trade union movement and campaigned for…
- Edward Jay EpsteinEdward Jay Epstein entered the world on the 6th of December 1935 within the bustling streets of New York City. His early academic path led him to Cornell…
- Clifford AndoClifford Ando was born in 1969. He began his higher education journey at Princeton University. The institution granted him a bachelor's degree in 1990.
- Joel WhitburnJoel Carver Whitburn was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on the 29th of November 1939. He began collecting records during his teenage years while living in the…
- Roger D. LauniusRoger D. Launius entered the world on the 15th of May 1954, in Galesburg, Illinois. His childhood unfolded later in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Douglas BrinkleyDouglas Brinkley was born on the 14th of December 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. His family moved to Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1969 when his father took a job at…