H. W. Brands
Author of The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
About the Author
H.W. Brands was born Henry William Brands in Oregon. He graduated from Stanford University in 1975 with a B.A. in history, and from Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. He went on to earn his graduate degree in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas. He taught at Vanderbilt University and show more Texas A&M University before he joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin. He acquired the title of Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History at the U of Texas. He specializes in American History and politics, with books including Traitor to His Class, Andrew Jackson, The Age of Gold, the First American, and TR. Several of his books have been best sellers, including one recently published, The General vs. the President. Two of them - Traitor to His Class and The First American were finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lectures often on historical and current events and he can be seen and heard on national television and radio programs. (Bowker Author Biography) H. W. Brands lives in Austin, Texas. (Publisher Provided) H. W. Brands is Distinguished Professor of History and Ralph R. Thomas '21 Professor in Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Credit: Larry D. Moore, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX, Nov. 1, 2008
Works by H. W. Brands
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (2008) 928 copies
Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of… (2018) 395 copies
Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence - and Changed America (2004) 378 copies
The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom (2020) 238 copies
The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War over the American Dollar (2006) 167 copies
The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age (American Portraits) (2011) 157 copies
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr : a Tale of Homicide, Intrigue and a Father's Worst Fear (2012) 132 copies
Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J.P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah… (1999) 85 copies
Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics (2023) 74 copies
Greenback Planet: How the Dollar Conquered the World and Threatened Civilization as We Know It (Discovering America) (2011) 34 copies
The Modern Scholar: Masters of Enterprise: American Business History and the People Who Made it (2008) 6 copies
Cold Warriors: Eisenhower's Generation and American Foreign Policy (Columbia Contemporary American History Series) (1988) 2 copies
American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 2, Black & White (3rd Edition) (2014) 2 copies
Associated Works
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Contributor — 148 copies
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Volume 1 [2005 TV mini series] (2006) — Narrator — 12 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Brands, H. W.
- Legal name
- Brands, Henry William, Jr.
- Other names
- Brands, Bill
- Birthdate
- 1953-08-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Places of residence
- Portland, Oregon, USA
Barton Hills, Austin, Texas, USA - Education
- University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D|1985)
Portland State University (MS|1981
Reed College (MA|1978)
Stanford University (BA|1975)
Jesuit High School, Beaverton, Oregon, USA - Occupations
- historian
university professor
teacher - Relationships
- Brands, Henry William (father)
Brands, Hal (son) - Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin
Texas A & M University
Philosophical Society of Texas - Awards and honors
- Society of American Historians
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the… by H. W. Brands
Brands includes exquisitely detailed physical descriptions of key characters. I especially appreciate his ability to tell a story as well as document history.
Very good overview of the relationship between the United States and the Philippines since 1898.
great prose, well researched , objective yet gives wondeful insights and details into the lives and conversations of McArthur and Truman
Good overview of the major players and events of the Indian wars after the Civil War. Very striking how otherwise honorable men like Sherman and Sheridan never seemed to question the morality of moving entire peoples off their land; how corrupt the Indian agents were as a group; how quickly bands of Indians could move entire communities from one place to another, and how often it was necessary; how often bands could lose everything to soldiers, then somehow recover and re-equip. Made me wonder how I would have carried myself if I had been one of the officers working face-to-face with the chiefs. We white folks did an incredible amount of shit to the tribes.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 51
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 10,069
- Popularity
- #2,357
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 157
- ISBNs
- 225
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
- 18
