Edward L. Ayers
1953 – present · b. North Carolina
United States
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Biography
Edward Lynn Ayers is an American historian, professor, administrator, and university president. In July 2013, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony for Ayers's "commitment to making our history as widely available and accessible as possible." He served as the president of the Organization of American Historians in 2017–18.
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- Lincoln Prize (2018)No list
- National Humanities Medal (2012)No list
- Albert J. Beveridge Award (2004)No list
- Bancroft Prize (2004)No list
- Wilbur Cross Medal (2003)No list
- James A. Rawley Prize (1993)No list
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesNo list
Education
- Yale University — doctorate
- University of Tennessee — Bachelor of Arts
- University of Tennessee — Master of Arts
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Vengeance and justice
1984
The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction
1993
Southern crossing
1994
"A House Divided..."
1997
Momentous events in small places
1997
HIstorical Geography Workbook to Accompany American Passages
2000
In the presence of mine enemies
2003
What Caused the Civil War?
2005
American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860
2023
All Over the Map
America on the eve of the Civil War
America on the eve of the Civil War
America's war
American anthem
American passages
American Passages A History Of The United States
Crucible of the Civil War
Holt American anthem
Social and secure?
The Oxford book of the American South
The valley of the shadow
The valley of the shadow
Two communities in the Civil War
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U.S. history documents collection to accompany American passages, a history of the United States, Ayers ... [et al.]