Bernard Weisberger

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Bernard Allen Weisberger (1922- )is a U.S. historian. He was born in New York. [1] Weisberger taught American history at several universities including the University of Chicago and University of Rochester, where he was chair of the department. He has written more than a dozen books and worked on documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns. His Charles Ramsdell Prize winning article "The Dark and Bloody Ground of Reconstruction Historiography," is considered a standard in the study of the Reconstruction period. [2]. He is a contributing editor of American Heritage, for which he wrote a regular column for ten years. [3] Weisberger was also a member of the National Hillel Commission and a dedicated participant in the civil rights movement.[4] His most recent books include The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love and Politics in Progressive America (University of Wisconsin Press, 1994), America Afire: Adams, Jefferson, and the Revolutionary Election of 1800 (Morrow, 2000), and When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World series of 1906 (HarperCollins, 2006). [5]

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  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica, vol. 8, "Historians," p.550, 1971 (2nd ed.)
  2. ^ History News Network, George Mason University, "History Doyens: What They're Famouse For," http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/24555.html
  3. ^ HarperCollins, "Bernard A. Weisberger Biography," http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/18982/Bernard_A_Weisberger/index.aspx
  4. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica
  5. ^ History News Network