Alan Brinkley

Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University, where he was also Provost from 2003-2008. [Brinkley To Step Down As ProvostBy Joy ResmovitsPUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/55852] 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. Brinkley is the son of television newscaster David Brinkley.

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"

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).

Awards

* 1983 National Book Award for "Voices of Protest"
* 1987 Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize
* 2006-2007 Scholarly Journal Award by Kathy Walh-Henshaw at St. Mary's Lancaster

External links

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/provost/docs/abpage.html Columbia University profile]