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Born December 2, 1935 (age 89) • Baltimore • Maryland
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (2005)
Notable Works “Champlain’s Dream” • “Paul Revere’s Ride” • “The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy” • “Washington’s Crossing”
Subjects Of Study Paul Revere • Samuel de Champlain • American Revolution • Federalist Party • historiography

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