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Fred Anderson (historian)
American historian (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Fred Anderson, see Fred Anderson (disambiguation).
Fred Anderson (born 1949) is an American historian of early North American history.
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Fred Anderson | |
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![]() Anderson at the National Council for History Education, Pittsburgh, 2005 | |
Born | 1949 (age 74ā75) United States |
Occupation | Historian |
Alma mater | Colorado State University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Subject | North American history |
Notable works | Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 |
Notable awards | Jamestown Prize, Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1982, for A People's Army; citation of honor, Society of Colonial Wars, 1987, for A People's Army; National Book Critics Circle Award nomination, Colorado Book Award, Francis Parkman Prize, Mark Lynton History Prize, all 2001, all for The Crucible of War. |
Spouse | Virginia Anderson |
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