Allan Nevins
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Description
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. Source: [Allan Nevins]( on Wikipedia.
Books
America
The war for the Union
A brief history of the United States
The reminiscences of Sir George Sansom
Diplomat, orientalist. Topics include: education; British foreign service in Japan; Japanese cultural life; World War II; peace terms; East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
Papers delivered in the Dept. of the Interior auditorium, Washington, D.C., on the centenary of the Gettysburg address, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Civl War Centennial Commission.
Witness to America
"A classic collection of primary source accounts covering the history of the United States, now in a new format, abridged, and brought up to the present day"--
Grover Cleveland
Civil War Books
"The major objective of this work was to analyze those volumes familiar and unfamiliar, general or limited, indispensable or useless, for the benefit of anyone delving into the literature of the Civil War."--Pref.