James Ford Rhodes
American industrialist and historian (1848–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Ford Rhodes (May 1, 1848 – January 22, 1927), was an American industrialist and historian born in Cleveland, Ohio. After earning a fortune in the iron, coal, and steel industries by 1885, he retired from business to devote time to historical research. He wrote a seven-volume history of the United States from 1850, initially published from 1893 to 1906 with an eighth volume added in 1920. Another book, A History of the Civil War, 1861–1865 (1918), won the second-ever Pulitzer Prize for History.
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James Ford Rhodes | |
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Born | May 1, 1848 |
Died | January 22, 1927(1927-01-22) (aged 78) |
Education | |
Notable work | A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for History (1918) |
14th President of the American Historical Association | |
In office 1899 | |
Preceded by | George Park Fisher |
Succeeded by | Edward Eggleston |
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