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Allan Nevins

Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, as well as his public service. He was a leading exponent of business history and oral history.

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Born 20 May 1890
Died 5 Mar 1971

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  • Cover of: A short history of the United States

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  • Cover of: John D. Rockefeller: a one-volume abridgement

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  • Cover of: Grover Cleveland: a study in courage

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  • Cover of: Ford: decline and rebirth, 1933-1962

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  • Cover of: The War for the Union

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  • Cover of: The gateway to history.

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  • Cover of: Hamilton Fish: the inner history of the Grant administration

    First published in 1936 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The emergence of Lincoln...: Prologue to civil war : 1859-1861

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  • Cover of: Ordeal of the Union.

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  • Cover of: The emergence, of modern America, 1865-1878

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  • Cover of: America: the story of a free people

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  • Cover of: The United States in a chaotic world: a chronicle of international affairs, 1918-1933

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  • Cover of: Frémont, the West's greatest adventurer: being a biography from certain hitherto unpublished sources of General John C. Frémont, together with his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, and some account of the period of expansion which found a brilliant leader in the Pathfinder

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  • Cover of: The Evening post: a century of journalism

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  • Cover of: Frémont, pathmarker of the West.

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  • Cover of: America in world affairs

    First published in 1941 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The American states during and after the revolution, 1775-1789

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  • Cover of: The State universities and democracy.

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Born 20 May 1890
Died 5 Mar 1971

Subjects

History, Politics and government, Biography, Foreign relations, Presidents, Histoire, Historiography, Civilization, Slavery, World politics, Außenpolitik, Bibliography, Diplomatic relations, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, American National characteristics, Bank of New York and Trust Company, Biographies, British, British Foreign opinion, British Foreign public opinion, Causes, Civil War, Civil war, Description and travel, Economic conditions

Places

United States, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), Ridgefield (Conn.), USA, États-Unis, Estados Unidos, Great Britain, Kansas, New York, North America, Spojené státy americké

People

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903), Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), Peter Cooper (1791-1883), Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903), Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Hamilton Fish, Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), Henry Ford, Henry Ford (1863-1947), Henry White (1850-1927), Herbert H. Lehman, Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963), James Madison (1751-1836), James Truslow Adams, James Truslow Adams (1878-1949), Jessie Benton Frémont (1824-1902), John Charles Fremont (1813-1890), John D. Rockefeller, Karel Teige (1900-1951), Karel Teige (1900-1951,), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)

Time

Civil War, 1861-1865, 1849-1877, 20th century, 1775-1783, 1783-1789, 1861-1865, 1865-1898, 1876, 1933-1945, Confederation, 1783-1789, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1607-1989, 1857-1861, 1865-1918, 1865-1950, 1869-1877, 1898-, 1898-1951, 1919-1932, 19th century, Civil war,1861-1865, Colonial times to the Ford administration, To 1898

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October 9, 2021 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
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