John Y. Simon (1933–2008)
Forfatter af The Lincoln Forum: Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg, and the Civil War
Om forfatteren
Civil War scholar John Y. Simon was born in Highland Park, Illinois on June 25, 1933. He received a B. A. from Swarthmore College and an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He taught at Ohio State University before becoming a member of the Southern Illinois University history vis mere department in 1964. During his 34 years there, he taught courses on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the history of Illinois. He also wrote and edited numerous books about Lincoln, Grant, and the Civil War. Beginning in 1962, he started editing the papers of Ulysses S. Grant, which comprised of thousands of documents and annotations, and set a new standard for the organization of historical documents. In 2004, he received a Lincoln Prize for his work. He was nearing completion of this project when he died on July 8, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af John Y. Simon
New Perspectives on the Civil War: Myths and Realities of the National Conflict (1998) 11 eksemplarer
The Continuing Civil War : essays in honor of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago (1992) 2 eksemplarer
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 13: November 16, 1864 - February 20, 1865 (1985) 2 eksemplarer
Lincoln's Generals 1 eksemplar
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 26: 1875 1st Edition by Simon, John Y published by Southern Illinois University… (2003) — Redaktør — 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
A History of the Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with the Regimental Roster (1864) — Forord, nogle udgaver — 21 eksemplarer
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- Simon, John Younker
- Fødselsdato
- 1933-06-25
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- 2008-07-08
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- Southern Illinois University
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- Værker
- 35
- Also by
- 4
- Medlemmer
- 121
- Popularitet
- #164,307
- Vurdering
- 2.7
- ISBN
- 41