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Bernard Allen Weisberger (born August 15, 1922) is an American historian.[1] Weisberger taught American history at several universities including the University of Chicago, Wayne State University, and the University of Rochester, where he was chair of the department.[2] He has written more than a dozen books and worked on documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns. His article "The Dark and Bloody Ground of Reconstruction Historiography," which received the Charles Ramsdell Prize is considered a standard in the study of the Reconstruction period.[3]

Bernard Weisberger
Born	Bernard Allen Weisberger (1922-08-15) August 15, 1922 (age 99) New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Columbia University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Occupation	Writer Historian

He is a contributing editor of American Heritage, where which he was a columnist for ten years.[4] Weisberger was also a member of the National Hillel Commission and a participant in the civil rights movement.[1]

He graduated from Columbia University in 1943 and received his PhD from University of Chicago.[5]

Selected books

His books include:

• The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love and Politics in Progressive America (University of Wisconsin Press, 1994)
• America Afire: Adams, Jefferson, and the Revolutionary Election of 1800 (Morrow, 2000)
• When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World series of 1906 (Harper Collins, 2006).

References

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

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