Melvin Patrick Ely
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Melvin Patrick Ely (born Richmond) is an American historian.
Life
He grew up in Richmond. He graduated from Princeton University, and from the University of Texas at Austin with a master's degree in linguistics, and from Princeton University with a master’s degree in history in 1982 and with a doctoral degree in 1985.[1] He taught at Yale University, and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities at the College of William and Mary.[2]
Awards
- 2005 Bancroft Prize
- 1998-1999 Fulbright Professor of American Studies
Works
- Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War. Random House, Inc. 2005. ISBN 978-0-679-76872-2.
- The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon. Free Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-02-909503-4.
- Amotz Zahavi, Avishag Zahavi, Melvin Patrick Ely (1999). The Handicap Principle: a missing piece of Darwin's puzzle. Illustrator Amir Balaban. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512914-4.
- Amos 'n' Andy: lineage, life, and legacy, Princeton University, 1985
References
External links
- "Interview with Bancroft Winner Melvin Patrick Ely", History News Network, 5-23-05
- "Melvin Patrick Ely, 'Israel on the Appomattox'", Tavis Smiley Show, November 24, 2004
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