Jon C. Teaford

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Jon C. Teaford is professor emeritus in the History Department at Purdue University. [1] He specializes in American urban history and early on in his career he specialized in legal history.

Teaford became interested in history at a young age, stemming from his fascination with president Theodore Roosevelt. [2] He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1973; his dissertation, The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650–1825, was also published as a book in 1975. [3] Many of his books received critical acclaim. He retired in 2003. [2] In 2011–2012 he served as president of the Urban History Association. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jon C. Teaford, Professor Emeritus", Faculty directory, Purdue University College of Liberal Arts, retrieved 2018-08-03
  2. 1 2 Szczepanski, Sarah (October 25, 2001), "Professor uses enthusiasm to relay knowledge to students", Purdue Exponent
  3. 1 2 Reviews of The Municipal Revolution in America:
  4. ↑ Past leadership, Urban History Association, retrieved 2018-08-03
  5. ↑ Reviews of City and Suburb:
  6. ↑ Reviews of The Unheralded Triumph:
  7. ↑ Reviews of The Twentieth-Century American City:
  8. ↑ Reviews of Cities of the Heartland:
  9. ↑ Reviews of The Metropolitan Revolution:
  10. ↑ Reviews of The American Suburb:


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