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One of the nation's leading historians talks about the worst presidents in history, a possible invasion by a French fleet, and his new book.
Gordon Wood, of Providence, is one of the nation’s leading historians of the founding era. A professor of history emeritus at Brown University, he was the recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book “The Radicalism of the American Revolution.” His book “The Creation of the American Republic” won the Bancroft Prize. And, in 2010, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal.
His new book “Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson” has been widely acclaimed. It was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 and was a Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2017.
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Gordon Wood, of Providence, is one of the nation’s leading historians of the founding era. A professor of history emeritus at Brown University, he was the recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book “The Radicalism of the American Revolution.” His book “The Creation of the American Republic” won the Bancroft Prize. And, in 2010, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal.
His new book “Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson” has been widely acclaimed. It was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 and was a Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2017.