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1 day ago · In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced."
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1 day ago · Allan Nevins argued that the Civil War was an "irrepressible" conflict, adopting a phrase from Senator William H. Seward. Nevins synthesized contending accounts emphasizing moral, cultural, social, ideological, political, and economic issues. In doing so, he brought the historical discussion back to an emphasis on social and cultural factors.
5 days ago · Cleveland left office extremely unpopular, but his reputation was eventually rehabilitated in the 1930s by scholars led by Allan Nevins. More recent historians and biographers have taken a more ambivalent view of Cleveland, but many note Cleveland's role in re-asserting the power of the presidency.
Sep 5, 2024 · George Washington. 1st president of the United States. Also known as: Father of His Country. Written by. Allan Nevins. Historian. Senior Research Associate, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, 1958– 69. Dewitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University, 1931–58. Author of The... Allan Nevins, Henry Graff.
- George Washington is often called the “Father of His Country.” He not only served as the first president of the United States, but he also commande...
- George Washington did not belong to a political party. He ran as a nonpartisan candidate in the presidential elections of 1789 and 1792. To this da...
- Yes, George Washington owned slaves. Washington was born into a Virginia planter family. After his father’s death in 1743, Washington inherited 10...
- After serving two terms as president, George Washington retired to his estate at Mount Vernon in 1797. Two years into his retirement, Washington ca...
- For years people have shared a story about the first U.S. president involving a hatchet, a cherry tree, and a young Washington who “cannot tell a l...
Sep 4, 2024 · Oral history is the recording of personal experiences, knowledge of, and reflections on past events. The term accounts for the act of recording the interview and also the product of it. Oral history, by this definition, was developed in the 1940s by renowned historian Allan Nevins and his colleagues at Columbia University.
2 days ago · Frémont's biographer Allan Nevins said there were two fascinating things about Frémont. [181] The first was the "unfailing drama of his life; a life wrought out of the fiercest tempests and most radiant bursts of sunshine". [181]
Sep 5, 2024 · Allan Nevins, Henry Graff. Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. Author of The Glorious Republic. Editor of The Presidents: A Reference History. Henry Graff • All. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
