Vernon Louis Parrington
Historian, Author
1871 – 1929
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Who was Vernon Louis Parrington?
Vernon Louis Parrington was an American literary historian and scholar. His three-volume history of American letters, Main Currents in American Thought, won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1928 and was one of the most influential books for American historians of its time.
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- Born
- Aug 3, 1871
Aurora - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- College of Emporia
- Employment
- University of Oklahoma
- Died
- Jun 16, 1929
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on July 23, 2013
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