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
Winchcombe

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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