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'''Forrest McDonald''' is an | '''Forrest McDonald''' (1927- ) is an American historian who has written extensively on the early national period, on republicanism, and on the presidency. He is Distinguished University Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama and is considered a leading [[American Conservatism|conservative]] scholar. | ||
He was born in Orange Texas, Jan 7, 1927. He took his BA and PhD degrees (1955) from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Fulmer Mood. He taught at Brown U. (1959-67), Wayne State University (1967-76), and the University of Alabama (1976 to present) | He was born in Orange Texas, Jan 7, 1927. He took his BA and PhD degrees (1955) from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Fulmer Mood. He worked at the American History Research Center at the Wisconsin State Historical Society then taught at Brown U. (1959-67), Wayne State University (1967-76), and the University of Alabama (1976 to present) | ||
In ''We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution'' he argued that [[Charles Beard]] had misinterpreted the economic intrests involved in writing the Constitution. Instead of just two interests, landed and mercantile, which conflicted, there were three dozen identifiable interests that forced the delegates to bargain. | In ''We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution'' he argued that [[Charles Beard]] had misinterpreted the economic intrests involved in writing the Constitution. Instead of just two interests, landed and mercantile, which conflicted, there were three dozen identifiable interests that forced the delegates to bargain. | ||
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==His Books== | ==His Books== | ||
* ''Let There Be Light: The Electric Utility Industry in Wisconsin'' (Madison: American History Research Center, 1957) | * ''Let There Be Light: The Electric Utility Industry in Wisconsin'' (Madison: American History Research Center, 1957) | ||
* ''We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution'' ( | * ''We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution'' (University of Chicago Press, 1958; new ed. Transaction, 1992) | ||
* ''Insull'' ( | * ''Insull'' (University of Chicago Press, 1962) | ||
* ''E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic'' ( | * ''E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic'' (Houghton-Mifflin, 1965; new ed., Liberty Press, 1979) | ||
* ''The Presidency of George Washington'' ( | * ''The Presidency of George Washington'' (University Press of Kansas, 1974, paperback ed., 1985) | ||
* ''The Phaeton Ride: The Crisis of American Success'' ( | * ''The Phaeton Ride: The Crisis of American Success'' (Doubleday, 1974) | ||
* ''The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson'' ( | * ''The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson'' (University Press of Kansas, 1976; paperback ed., 1987) | ||
* ''Alexander Hamilton: A Biography'' ( | * ''Alexander Hamilton: A Biography'' (Norton, 1979; paperback ed., 1980) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=101665868 online edition] | ||
* ''Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution'' ( | * ''The American People,'' textbook with David Burner and Eugene D. Genovese; Revisionary Press, 1980 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96993543 online edition] | ||
* ''Requiem: Variations on Eighteenth-Century Themes'' ( | * ''Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution'' (University Press of Kansas, 1985; paperback ed., 1987) | ||
* ''The American Presidency: An Intellectual History'' ( | * ''Requiem: Variations on Eighteenth-Century Themes'' (University Press of Kansas, 1988), with Ellen Shapiro McDonald | ||
* ''The American Presidency: An Intellectual History'' (University Press of Kansas, 1994; paperback ed., 1995) | |||
* ''Recovering the Past: A Historian's Memoir'' (2004), autobiography | * ''Recovering the Past: A Historian's Memoir'' (2004), autobiography | ||
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Revision as of 06:40, 23 June 2007
Forrest McDonald (1927- ) is an American historian who has written extensively on the early national period, on republicanism, and on the presidency. He is Distinguished University Research Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama and is considered a leading conservative scholar.
He was born in Orange Texas, Jan 7, 1927. He took his BA and PhD degrees (1955) from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Fulmer Mood. He worked at the American History Research Center at the Wisconsin State Historical Society then taught at Brown U. (1959-67), Wayne State University (1967-76), and the University of Alabama (1976 to present)
In We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution he argued that Charles Beard had misinterpreted the economic intrests involved in writing the Constitution. Instead of just two interests, landed and mercantile, which conflicted, there were three dozen identifiable interests that forced the delegates to bargain.
His Books
- Let There Be Light: The Electric Utility Industry in Wisconsin (Madison: American History Research Center, 1957)
- We The People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution (University of Chicago Press, 1958; new ed. Transaction, 1992)
- Insull (University of Chicago Press, 1962)
- E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic (Houghton-Mifflin, 1965; new ed., Liberty Press, 1979)
- The Presidency of George Washington (University Press of Kansas, 1974, paperback ed., 1985)
- The Phaeton Ride: The Crisis of American Success (Doubleday, 1974)
- The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson (University Press of Kansas, 1976; paperback ed., 1987)
- Alexander Hamilton: A Biography (Norton, 1979; paperback ed., 1980) online edition
- The American People, textbook with David Burner and Eugene D. Genovese; Revisionary Press, 1980 online edition
- Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution (University Press of Kansas, 1985; paperback ed., 1987)
- Requiem: Variations on Eighteenth-Century Themes (University Press of Kansas, 1988), with Ellen Shapiro McDonald
- The American Presidency: An Intellectual History (University Press of Kansas, 1994; paperback ed., 1995)
- Recovering the Past: A Historian's Memoir (2004), autobiography