Don H. Doyle

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Don H. Doyle is an American historian author. He specializes in Civil War history and historiography. He is well known for his books Faulkner's County: The Historical Roots of Yoknapatawpha and The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War.

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Life and career

He completed his BA from the University of California, Davis and his PhD from Northwestern University. [1] Doyle is currently the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. [2]

He has spent several years teaching and researching in Europe and Latin America. [3] He is also a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He was appointed a Fellow of the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. [4]

Bibliography

One of his books was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times . [5] [6]

Some of books are:

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References

  1. "Don H. Doyle | Arts & Sciences | University of South Carolina". Artsandsciences.sc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. "Don H. Doyle | Arts & Sciences | University of South Carolina". Artsandsciences.sc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. Don H. Doyle. "Don H. Doyle". Readara.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. "Don H. Doyle Explores the American International Civil War". National History Center. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  5. Bordewich, Fergus M. (2015-02-06). "Book Review: "The Cause of All Nations," by Don H. Doyle". Wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  6. "Review: 'The Cause of All Nations' by Don H. Doyle". Chicago Tribune . 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-11.