Washington's Crossing, Price Revolutions, Paul Revere's Ride, Albion's Seed (2004)

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David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. Fischer's major works have tackled everything from large macroeconomic and cultural trends (Albion's Seed, The Great Wave) to narrative histories of significant events (Paul Revere's Ride, Washington's Crossing) to explorations of historiography (Historians' Fallacies, in which he coined the term Historian's fallacy). He is best known for two major works: Albion's Seed and Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History). In Albion's Seed, he argues that core aspects of American culture stem from four British folkways and regional cultures and that their interaction and conflict have been decisive factors in U.S. political and historical development. In the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington's Crossing, Fischer provides a narrative of George Washington's leadership of the Continental Army during the winter of 1776–1777 during the American Revolutionary War. In 2008 he published Champlain's Dream, an exploration of Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer and founder of Quebec City. The book was a runner-up in the 2009 Cundill Prize. Fischer received a B.A. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He received the 2006 Irving Kristol Award from the American Enterprise Institute. He was admitted as an honorary member of The Society of the Cincinnati in 2006. Selected works Historians' Fallacies : Toward a Logic of Historical Thought (1970) ISBN 0-06-131545-1 The Revolution of American Conservatism: The Federalist Party in the Era of Jeffersonian Democracy (1976) ISBN 0-226-25135-7 Growing Old in America (1977) Series: Chester Bland--Dwight E. Lee Lectures in History. Concord: The Social History of a New England Town 1750–1850 (1984) (Editor) Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (1989) ISBN 0-19-503794-4 Paul Revere's Ride (1994) ISBN 0-19-508847-6 The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History (2000) ISBN 0-19-505377-X Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) (2004) ISBN 0-19-517034-2 Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideas (2005) ISBN 0-19-516253-6 Champlain's Dream: (2008) Fairness and Freedom: A History of Two Open Societies: New Zealand and the United States (2012) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hackett_Fischer Washington's Crossing is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written by David Hackett Fischer and part of the "Pivotal Moments in American History" series. The book is primarily about George Washington's leadership during the 1776 campaign of the American Revolutionary War, culminating with the famous crossing of the Delaware River and the subsequent campaign: Battle of Trenton, the Second Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton. Fischer's work concerns the historical context of the crossing, including the crossing's precursors, the intensity of effort required to make the crossing itself, the effects upon the outcome of the American Revolutionary War made possible by the success of the crossing and the brilliant exploitation. Fischer follows up with more than 180 pages divided into appendices, source citations and acknowledgements. Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware Using as his starting point, the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emmanuel Leutze, Fischer continues through the shift in momentum resulting from this campaign. He shows that before the crossing, the British were intent upon attacking and defeating the revolutionaries. After the crossing and subsequent campaign, the British were focused on being attacked. Fischer proceeds through the aftermath, finishing with a discussion of how a new, American way of fighting developed during the campaign surrounding the crossing. That way of fighting includes an entrepreneurial spirit and a policy of humanity. The goal-oriented spirit guides America's warfare to this day: to win the war and return to every-day life with all dispatch. The policy of humanity was so attractive that large numbers of the Hessian enemy stayed in America and more returned with their families following the war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Crossing_%28book%29