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H. Roger Grant (1943/1944 – November 17, 2023) was an American railroad historian and author. He died on November 17, 2023, at the age of 79. [1] Education. In 1970, Grant received a PhD from the University of Missouri. [2] Career. In 1970, Grant started teaching at The University of Akron. In 1996, he began teaching at Clemson University. [2]
Dec 14, 2023 · Download image. December 14, 2023. H. Roger Grant, the Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor in Clemson’s Department of History and Geography for 27 years, passed away unexpectedly in November 2023. He remained at the top of his field until the very end.
H. Roger Grant came to Clemson in 1996 from The University of Akron, where he had been teaching since 1970. A specialist in U.S. history and especially the Populist-Progressive era, he is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on transportation history and American railroads.
Nov 21, 2023 · Any readers who study railroad history are likely familiar with the work of H. Roger Grant. One of the most prolific railroad historians and the author of over 40 books, Grant died on Friday, Nov. 17. He was 79, and was in his final semester of teaching history at Clemson, planning to retire at the end of it.
H. Roger Grant has 52 books on Goodreads with 679 ratings. H. Roger Grant’s most popular book is Railroads and the American People (Railroads Past and Pr...
Nov 21, 2023 · H. Roger Grant, one of America’s preeminent railroad historians and authors, died on November 17. He was 79 years old. Grant had authored or edited more than 40 books, many of which stand as seminal works on their subjects, including histories of the Rock Island, Chicago & North Western and Erie Lackawanna.
Dec 6, 2023 · December 6, 2023. Roger Grant, Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History, died on November 17, 2023. A native of Albia, Iowa, Roger graduated summa cum laude from Simpson College in Iowa in 1966, and went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri only four years later.
