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George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels.
George Bancroft (September 30, 1882 – October 2, 1956) was an American film actor, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1925 to 1942. He was cast in many notable films alongside major film stars throughout his Hollywood years.
George Bancroft (born October 3, 1800, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.—died January 17, 1891, Washington, D.C.) was an American historian whose comprehensive 10-volume study of the origins and development of the United States caused him to be referred to as the “father of American history.”
George Bancroft. Actor: Stagecoach. George Bancroft was raised in Philadelphia and attended high school at Tomes Institute (Philadelphia). He won an impressive appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated as a commissioned officer.
George Bancroft (October 3, 1800–January 17, 1891) was a historian and statesman, known for promoting secondary education on the state and federal levels. While he was US Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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May 23, 2018 · George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an eminent American historian and a diplomat and politician. He also founded the U.S. Naval Academy. George Bancroft was born in Worcester, Mass., on Oct. 3, 1800. His father was a Unitarian minister.
George Bancroft was a 19th-century American scholar, historian and political figure. Bancroft was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, and raised in an upper class family.
In mid-nineteenth-century America, George Bancroft’s was a household name in polite, middle-class society. Generations of families purchased his multivolume History of the United States to understand the origins and trajectory of their young republic. With his flair for grand, triumphalist storytelling, Bancroft, A.B. 1817, A.M. 1818, aided ...
Sep 1, 2008 · The Civil War challenged historian George Bancroft's faith in the United States as a beacon of freedom for the world. Interpreting the war as a trial inflicted by God for the purpose of purging slavery from American society, Bancroft took it upon himself to spur Abraham Lincoln toward emancipation. This content is only available as a PDF.
Bancroft was minister to Great Britain (1846–49) and minister to Germany (1867–74). His ten-volume History was revised in 1876 to six volumes. A final revision (6 vols., 1883–85) includes the History of the Formation of the Constitution (1882).
