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Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, as well as his public service.
Allan Nevins Biography | AHA. Allan Nevins was distinguished as a journalist, author, and history professor at Columbia University. His presidential address only lightly hints at the fact that he was noted for having one of the most contested relationships with the organization over which he later presided.
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Feb 20, 2017 · Forgotten Master: Allan Nevins’ Multi-Volume History. Authors who imagine they write for the ages should look to the chastening example of Allan Nevins (1890-1971).
Mar 6, 1971 · MENLO PARK, Calif., March 5—Allan Nevins, the historian and biographer who won two Pulitzer Prizes and pioneered in the establishment of the oral history movement, died today in a nursing...
Allan Nevins (1890-1971) Historian. Faculty 1928-58. LittD 1960 (hon.) Wedding the craft of journalism to rigorous scholarship, Nevins wrote more than fifty books and scores of articles during his career, which spanned nearly three-quarters of the twentieth century. His output included the eight-volume history of the Civil War, Ordeal of the ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Allan Nevins (1890-1971) began life as a journalist but ended it with a reputation as one of the best popular American historians of the day. Although he wrote a number of books on a variety of topics, he is most famous for his eight-volume study of the Civil War.
