Essays in American historiography : papers presented in honor of Allan Nevins

A collection of essays on historiography written in honor of Allan Nevins, a decorated historian in the Department of History at Columbia University, written by recipients of the doctorate under Nevins's supervision. Topics discussed include the Reconstruction, the New South, European migration to the United States, urban history and reform, and others. Allan Nevins — An Appreciation Contents Scientific History in America: Eclipse of an Idea Thoughts on the Confederacy Radical Reconstruction The New South American Historians and National Politics from the Civil War to the First World War Reflections on Urban History and Urban Reform, 1865-1915 The Idea of the Robber Barons in American History Some Aspects of European Migration to the United States The Evolution Controversy Pragmatism in America Populism: Its Significance in American History Imperialism and Racism The Muckrakers: in Flower and in Failure Cycle of Revisionism between Two Wars An Interpretation of Franklin D. Roosevelt Index of Names