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Rhodes, James Ford (1848-1927), an American historian, received a Pulitzer Prize in 1918 for A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865. He also wrote a nine-volume A History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850. Many critics felt it did not do justice to the South or to labor, but the book became a standard work. Rhodes was born in Cleveland and studied at New York University, the University of Chicago, and in Europe. He entered business in 1870 but retired in 1885 to devote himself… More »

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