This is the grave of George Bancroft. Born in 1800 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Bancroft came from old Purtian stock, which he loved. His father was a leading Unitarian minister who.
This is the grave of Frederick Merk. Born in 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Merk went to the University of Wisconsin and graduated in 1911. He was into history and went.
This is the grave of Leroy Vail. Born in 1940 as Hazen Leroy Vail in Boston, Leroy, as very much demanded to be called, was born of Canadian immigrants. Despite.
This is the grave of William H. Prescott. Born in 1796 in Salem, Massachusetts, Prescott grew up well off. His father was a prominent lawyer, his grandfather a colonel in.
This is the grave of Winthrop Jordan. Born in 1931 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Jordan came out of the old liberal elite of Massachusetts, including having Lucretia Mott and Edward Hallowell,.
This is the grave of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Born in 1832 in Granville, Ohio, Bancroft grew up in an abolitionist and religious household that was interested in reform movements generally,.
This is the grave of Robin Winks. Born in 1930 in Indiana, Winks grew up on the road, as his family tried to find their bearings during the Depression. They.
The idiot president of the American Historical Association, James Sweet, permanently destroyed his reputation in much of the profession through his ill-thought out essay on "presentism," in which he didn't.
