Bernard Allen Weisberger (born August 15, 1922) is an American historian.

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, vol. 8, "Historians," p.550, 1971 (2nd ed.) Weisberger taught American history at several universities including

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, and the

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, where he was chair of the department. He has written more than a dozen books and worked on documentaries with

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and Ken Burns. His article "The Dark and Bloody Ground of Reconstruction Historiography," which received the Charles Ramsdell Prize is considered a standard in the study of the

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. He was a

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of ''American Heritage'', where which he was a columnist for ten years. Weisberger was also a member of the National Hillel Commission and a participant in the

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. He graduated from

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in 1943 and received his PhD from

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. Weisberger turned 100 in August 2022.

Selected books

His books include: * ''The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love and Politics in Progressive America'' (University of Wisconsin Press, 1994) * ''America Afire: Adams, Jefferson, and the Revolutionary Election of 1800'' (Morrow, 2000) * ''When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World series of 1906'' (Harper Collins, 2006).

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