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(1897-1980) Journalist, historian, editor. Herbert Agar was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Sussex, United Kingdom.

Full Name

Herbert Agar

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline


1897

BIRTH

Herbert Sebastian Agar was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 29, 1897.

1919

OTHER

Mr. Agar received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1919.

1928

LITWORK

Milton and Plato
Princeton University Press

Nonfiction.

1933

LITWORK

The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding--A Study in Democracy
Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1934

OTHER

Mr. Agar won the Pulitzer Prize for history for his book, "The People's Choice," in 1934.

1935

LITWORK

Land Of The Free
Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1938

LITWORK

The Pursuit Of Happiness: The Story Of American Democracy
Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1942

LITWORK

A Time For Greatness
Little, Brown, and Compan

Nonfiction.

1950

LITWORK

The Price Of Union: The Influence Of The American Temper On The Course Of History
Houghton Mifflin Company

Nonfiction.

1952

LITWORK

Abraham Lincoln
The Macmillan Company

Biography.

1957

LITWORK

The Unquiet Years: U. S. A. 1945-1955
R. Hart-Davis

Nonfiction.

1965

LITWORK

The Perils Of Democracy
The Bodley Head Limited
0370003667 / 978-0370003665
Nonfiction.

1973

LITWORK

The Darkest Year: Britain Alone, June 1940 - June 1941
Doubleday
038504500X / 978-0385045001
Nonfiction.

1980

DEATH

Herbert Agar died in Sussex, United Kingdom, on November 24, 1980.

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