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Henry Steele Commager

Born

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

October 25, 1902

Died

March 02, 1998

Genre

History

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Henry Steele Commager was an American historian who helped define Modern liberalism in the United States for two generations through his 40 books and 700 essays and reviews.

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	The Story of World War II: Revised, expanded, and updated from the original text by Henry Steele Commager 4.46 avg rating — 1,043 ratings — published 1991 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocket History of the United States by Henry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins 3.69 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1951 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue and the Gray (2 Vols in 1) 3.90 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1950 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit Of Seventy-six: The Story Of The American Revolution As Told By Participants by Henry Steele Commager, Richard B. Morris 4.19 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1958 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Mind: An Interpretation of American Thought & Character Since the 1880's 4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1950 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Civil War Archive: The History of the Civil War in Documents by Henry Steele Commager, Erik A. Bruun 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue and the Gray, Vol 2: From the Battle of Gettysburg to Appomattox 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1950 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America's Robert E. Lee by Henry Steele Commager, Lynd Ward (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1951 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue and the Gray: Volume 1: From the Nomination of Lincoln to the Eve of Gettysburg 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Henry Steele Commager

The American Destiny (20 books)
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Henry Steele Commager (Editor in Chief),

Marcus Cunliffe (Editor),

Maldwyn A. Jones (Editor),

Edward Horton (Editor)

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Quotes by Henry Steele Commager (?)

“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience.”
― Henry Steele Commager

tags: banned-books, censorship, freedom-of-speech, intellectual-freedom

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“A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas of freedom. A free society fertilizes the soil in which non-conformity and dissent and individualism can grow.”
― Henry Steele Commager

tags: classical-liberalism, free-market, freedom, liberalism, libertarian, liberty

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