James Truslow Adams | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | October 18, 1878
Died | May 18, 1949 Southport, Connecticut | (aged 70)
Nationality | American |
Education | Bachelor's degree; MA |
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Period | 1921–1933 |
Subject | History, biographies |
Notable works | The March of Democracy |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for History 1921 The Founding of New England |
James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949)[1] was an American writer and historian. He was a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three-volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars.[2] He popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America.