David Hackett Fischer

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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

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America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Born	December 2, 1935 (age 88) • Baltimore • Maryland
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize (2005)
Notable Works	“Champlain’s Dream” • “Paul Revere’s Ride” • “The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy” • “Washington’s Crossing”
Subjects Of Study	Paul Revere • Samuel de Champlain • American Revolution • Federalist Party • historiography

George Washington

George Washington

president of United States

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

United States statesman

Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams

John Adams

president of United States

Joan Wallach Scott

American historian

Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy Otis Warren

American writer and historian

James Harvey Robinson

James Harvey Robinson

American historian

Richard B. Morris

American educator and historian

Daniel Morgan

United States general

Pickering, Timothy

Timothy Pickering

American politician

Thomas Pinckney, engraving

Thomas Pinckney

American statesman

Adams, Henry

Henry Adams

American historian

Frederick Jackson Turner

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian

Robert Caro

Robert Caro

American historian and author

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

American author and oral historian

Kennan, George F.

George F. Kennan

American diplomat and historian

Barbara Tuchman

Barbara Tuchman

American author and historian

David McCullough

David McCullough

American historian

Allan Nevins

American author

C. Vann Woodward

American historian and educator

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin

American historian