Clement Eaton
| Clement Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 23, 1898 Winston-Salem, NC |
| Died | August 12, 1980 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Southern History |
| Institutions |
Lafayette College Harvard University |
| Alma mater |
University of North Carolina University of Kentucky |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, three Fulbright scholarships |
Clement Eaton (23 February 1898 in Winston-Salem, NC – 12 August 1980) was an U.S. historian who specialized in the American South.[1]
He received his education from the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. He was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College from 1931 to 1942 and then a faculty member of the University of Kentucky.[1]
Selected writings
- History of the Old South: The Emergence of a Reluctant Nation
- A History of the Southern Confederacy
- The Freedom-of-Thought Struggle in the Old South (1940)
- The Growth of Southern Civilization, 1790-1860 (1961)
- Mind of the Old South
- Henry Clay and the Art of American Politics
- The Waning of the Old South Civilization 1860-1880, Univ. of Geo press, 1969
References
External links
- Inventory of the Clement Eaton Recollections, in the Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
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