Harvard lunar city where he studied under bernard bail and. He taught at harvard and university of michigan before joining the faculty at brown in 1969, a prolific author, professor would has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book the creation of the american republic, 1776 to 1787 won the bancroft prize and in 1993, his radical a station of the american resolution on the Pulitzer Prize for history. The american is a shove that german franklin was awarded that how it prized by the Boston Office club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty, the history of the early republic, 1789 to 1815 was given the association of American Public are shores award for history and biography in 2009. The American History book prize by the New York Historical society and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor would, be heard from your former student jack warren, executive director of the society last week. That same, y
Began, he was raised in that commonwealth and graduated summa cum laude from tufts university. He then earned an ma and phd from harvard university, where he studied under bernard bailyn. He taught at harvard and the university of michigan before joining the faculty at brown in 1969. A prolific author, professor wood has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book creation of the american republic, 17761787 won the bancroft prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The americanization of Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Julia Ward Howe prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic, 17891815 was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009, the American History book prize by the New York Historical society, and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor wood,
The faculty at brown in 1969. A prolific author, professor wood has won numeral russ awaou. In 1970 his book won the ban cost prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the pulitzer price for history. The americanzation of Benjamin Franklin was awarded a prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009. The American History book prize by the New York Historical society and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, proefessor wood, e heard from someone else from the society last week. He was awarded a medal by president obama. He is a fellow of the American Academy of arts and sciences and the american philosophical society, the countrys oldest learned society. He and his wife louise have three children, two of whom are professors and all of whom are i
A prolific author, professor wood has won numerous awards. In 1970, his book creation of the american republic, 17761787 won the bancroft prize. In 1993, his radicalism of the American Revolution won the Pulitzer Prize for history. The americanization of Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Julia Ward Howe prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005. His volume in the oxford history of the United States entitled empire of liberty a history of the early republic, 17891815 was given the association of american publishers award for history and biography in 2009, the American History book prize by the New York Historical society, and the society of the cincinnati history prize in 2010. Incidentally, professor wood, we heard from your former student jack warren, the executive director of the society, last week. That same year, 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities medal by president obama. He is a fellow of the American Academy of arts and sciences and the american philosophical society, t
About a big issue that goes throughout the civil war era, that we need to look at in the antebellum period, the civil war and reconstruction to understand. That question is the United States constitution. One of the things historians have been asking for generations about the constitution and the civil war era, basic questions as to what degree did the constitution shape the civil war era . To what degree did make political actors do certain things . Constrain them or guide their actions . On the flip side, to what degree did the civil war shape the constitution . Some of this is very clear in the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, which directly change the constitution, but also different views of the constitution. One of the things people have looked at, looking back at the u. S. Constitution during the civil war era, is how different people, particular president s, have actor have interacted with the constitution. Have they followed it, tried to defend it, did they abridge the constitu