Clarence Clemens Clendenen (June 8, 1899 – November 19, 1977) was an American historian. He won the 1960

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from the

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for ''The United States and Pancho Villa''.

Biography

Clarence C. Clendenen was born in

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on June 8, 1899. He graduated from the

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in 1920. He died in Alhambra, California on November 19, 1977, and was buried at

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1899 births 1977 deaths Writers from Colorado Springs, Colorado United States Military Academy alumni Michigan State University alumni Stanford University alumni United States Military Academy faculty Michigan State University faculty Hoover Institution people 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers Burials at Golden Gate National Cemetery {{US-historian-stub