Alan Brinkley

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Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he is also provost. He is a historian of the New Deal. Brinkley writes regularly in magazines such as Newsweek and The New Republic and is an advocate for progressive issues. He lives in New York City with his wife, Evangeline, daughter Elly, and dog Jessie.

[edit] Works

  • 1982 Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and the Great Depression
  • 1992 The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People
  • 1995 The End of Reform: New Deal Liberalism in Recession and War
  • 1998 Liberalism and Its Discontents

[edit] Textbook

  • American History: A Survey an AP U.S. History Textbook used in high schools and college.

Brinkley has also written several textbooks which are used by college and high school U.S. history classes. He cites himself numerous times within this textbook. (See pg 897 of American History: A Survey, 10th Edition).

[edit] Awards Received

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