Daniel W. Crofts

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Daniel W. Crofts is an American historian and professor emeritus at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). [1] He has written five books on Civil War era politics and other subjects. [2] His books are about Abraham Lincoln's proposal for a 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Abraham Lincoln and the politics of slavery, William Henry Hurlbert and his diary, Southampton, Virginia, and southern unionists. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968. [3] He formerly taught at George School. [3]

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Personal life

He is married to wife Betsy and has a daughter. He is a Quaker. [3]

Media appearances

He has contributed to The New York Times blog "Disunion" [3] and appeared on C-Span three times. [4]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Crofts | Department of History".
  2. ↑ Peiffer, Kelly (April 7, 2017). "Manor Hosting Daniel Crofts Book Presentation". Manor College.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dan Crofts, Award-Winning Author of Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery to Speak in Adult Class, Feb 11 – Newtown Friends Meeting".
  4. ↑ "Videos | Search | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
  5. ↑ Inscoe, John C. (2011). "Reviewed work: A Secession Crisis Enigma: William Henry Hurlbert and "The Diary of a Public Man", Daniel W. Crofts". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 70 (3): 245–247. JSTOR   42628709.
  6. ↑ "Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery | Daniel W. Crofts". University of North Carolina Press.
  7. ↑ "Professor Emeritus Daniel W. Crofts Wins Nau Book Prize | Department of History". June 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Crofts". Claremont Review of Books.
  9. ↑ "LSU Press :: Daniel W. Crofts". mail.lsupress.org.


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