American historian Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970) won two Pulitzer prizes in recognition of his leading role in reinterpreting United States history during the post-World War II period.Richard Hofstad...
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The most influential and one of the most distinguished American historians of the period between World War II and the Vietnam War, Richard Hofstadter epitomized the cosmopolitan, intellectual culture ...
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Richard Hofstadter was born 6 August 1916 in Buffalo, New York, the elder of two sons of Emil A. and Katherine Hill Hofstadter. His father was a Jewish immigrant whose family had fled from anti-Semiti...
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