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The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876

by Robert V. Bruce

Pulitzer Prize · 1988 · Winner
HistoryISBN 9781597401920

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Pulitzer Prize for History1988Winner

About the Author

Robert Vance Bruce (1923–2008) was an American historian specializing in the American Civil War and 19th-century U.S. history, best known for winning the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History with The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876. After serving in the U.S. Read more →

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