Robert V. Remini
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(b. 1921)
| 1984 | Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845. Remini, a professor of American history at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, wins the Pulitzer Prize for his final volume of what many consider the definitive Jackson biography. It had been preceded by Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire (1977) and Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom (1981). |
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| Robert V. Remini | |
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| Born | July 17, 1921 |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Alma mater | Fordham University Columbia University |
| Genres | History |
| Subjects | Jacksonian Era |
Robert Vincent Remini (born July 17, 1921[1]) is a historian and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[2] He is the author of numerous works about President Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian Era. For the third volume of Andrew Jackson, subtitled The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845, he won the 1984 U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction.[3] He has also written biographies of Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, Martin van Buren, Joseph Smith and Daniel Webster.
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Life
Remini received his B.S. from Fordham University in 1943 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University (1947 and 1951, respectively). He is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
On April 28, 2005, Remini was appointed the Historian of the United States House of Representatives.
His most recent work is At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union (2010).
Selected works
- Andrew Jackson and the Bank War (1967)
- Andrew Jackson (1969)
- The Life of Andrew Jackson (1988)
- Vol. 1 The Course of American Empire (1767–1821) (1977)
- Vol. 2 The Course of American Freedom (1822–1832) (1981)
- Vol. 3 The Course of American Democracy (1833–1845) (1984)
- The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson (1985)
- The Jacksonian Era (1989)
- Henry Clay: Statesman of the Union (1993)
- Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time (1997)
- The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory (1999)
- Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars (2001)
- John Quincy Adams (2002)
- Joseph Smith (2002)
- The House: The History of the House of Representatives (2006)
- Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party
- Great Generals Series: Andrew Jackson, A Biography (2008)
- A Short History of the United States
References
- ^ "Robert Vincent Remini". Contemporary Authors Online. July 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ UIC History department. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1984". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External links
- Works by or about Robert V. Remini in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Booknotes interview with Remini on Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union, May 5, 1992.
- About Books C-Span Lecture by Remini on Daniel Webster: A Man and His Time, October 5, 1997.
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