Aaron Sachs (historian)

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Aaron Sachs (born 1969) is a historian and Cornell University professor who primarily studies American environmental and cultural history.

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Life

He graduated from Harvard University in 1992 with a B.A. in history and literature, and from Yale University, with a Ph.D. in American Studies, in 2004. He currently is Professor of History and American Studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. [1]

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Selected publications

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References

  1. "Cornell University Department of History". www.arts.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09.
  2. Varno, David (2023-02-01). "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

5. Thoreau Society Bulletin, A Different Kind of Wildness: Environmental Humor and Cultural Resilience. Number 104, Winter 2019.