James Truslow Adams

James Truslow Adams
James Truslow Adams
Born	October 18, 1878; Brooklyn, New York
Died	May 18, 1949 (aged 70); Southport, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor's degree; MA
Alma mater	New York University (then Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; bachelor's); Yale University (MA);
Period	1921–1933
Subject	History, biographies
Notable works	The March of Democracy
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for History ; 1921 The Founding of New England ;

James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949)^[1] was an American writer and historian. He was a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three-volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars.^[2] He popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America.

^ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9781573561112.
^ Wilson, Clyde N. (1983). Dictionary of Literary Biography. Vol. 17: Twentieth-Century American Historians. Gale. pp. 3–8.

[1] Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9781573561112.

[2] Wilson, Clyde N. (1983). Dictionary of Literary Biography. Vol. 17: Twentieth-Century American Historians. Gale. pp. 3–8.

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James Truslow Adams

Born	(1878-10-18)October 18, 1878 Brooklyn, New York
Died	May 18, 1949(1949-05-18) (aged 70) Southport, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor's degree; MA
Alma mater	New York University (then Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; bachelor's) Yale University (MA)
Period	1921–1933
Subject	History, biographies
Notable works	The March of Democracy
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for History 1921 The Founding of New England