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George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, statesman and diplomat who wrote a comprehensive history of the United States. He also served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, established the Naval Academy, and promoted secondary education in Massachusetts and nationally.
George Bancroft (1882-1956) was an American film actor who starred in four Josef von Sternberg films and was nominated for an Oscar. He also appeared in classics like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Stagecoach and Angels with Dirty Faces.
Learn about George Bancroft, the "father of American history" who wrote a comprehensive 10-volume study of the origins and development of the United States. Find out his political career, his influence by German historians, and his views on slavery and the Constitution.
George Bancroft was a versatile actor who starred in silent and sound films, from Westerns to gangsters to comedies. He was nominated for an Oscar for Thunderbolt (1929) and appeared in classics like Stagecoach (1939) and Angels with Dirty Faces (1938).
George Bancroft was a 19th-century American scholar, historian and political figure. Bancroft was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, and raised in an upper class family.
Learn about the life and achievements of George Bancroft, A.B. 1817, A.M. 1818, who wrote a monumental History of the United States and served as a Democratic politician and diplomat. Explore his views on American democracy, expansionism, and providence in the nineteenth century.
Learn about George Bancroft (1800–1891), a Massachusetts statesman and scholar who wrote a monumental History of the United States. Find out his roles in the Mexican-American War, the naval academy, and the diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany.
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May 23, 2018 · Learn about George Bancroft (1800-1891), an American historian who wrote a 10-volume history of the United States and founded the U.S. Naval Academy. Find out his biography, achievements, and views on American democracy and culture.
George Bancroft (October 3, 1800–January 17, 1891) was a historian and statesman, known for promoting secondary education on the state and federal levels. While he was US Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Dec 17, 2016 · George Bancroft's Civil War: Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, and the Course of History WILLIAM P. LEEMAN GEORGE BANCROFT (1800-1891), widely regarded by his contemporaries as the mid-nineteenth-century's pre eminent historian as well as a respected elder statesman, faced a practical and interpretative dilemma when the Civil War broke out ...
