Alan Brinkley

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Alan Brinkley (born 1949) is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he was also Provost from 2003-2009.^[1] He is a historian of the New Deal. Brinkley writes regularly in magazines such as The New York Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, 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. Brinkley is the son of television newscaster David Brinkley.

Contents 1 Works 2 Textbook 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[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
• 2009 "Franklin Delano Roosevelt"
• 2010 The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century

[edit] Textbook

• American History: A Survey - an AP U.S. History and International Baccalaureate History Textbook used in high schools and college.
• The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People - AP Textbook used in high schools.

Brinkley has also written several textbooks which are used by college and high school U.S. history classes.

[edit] Awards

• 1983 National Book Award for Voices of Protest
• 1987 Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize, Harvard University
• 2003 Great Teacher Award, Columbia University
• 2006-2007 Scholarly Journal Award by Kathy Walh-Henshaw at St. Mary's Lancaster

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Columbia University profile
• A Time to Remember, How Henry Luce Founded a Magazine Empire That Became His Bully Pulpit, The Wall Street Journal, 17 April 2010
• Audio interview with Brinkley at National Review Online

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