Ephraim Douglass Adams (December 18, 1865 in Decorah, Iowa – September 1, 1930 in Stanford, California) was an

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educator and historian, regarded as an expert on the

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and British-American relations. He was known as a great teacher, with the ability to inspire teachers and researchers, and his presentation style was copied by Stanford historian

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. Born in Iowa in 1865, he graduated from the

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in 1887, earning a

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in 1890. In the same year he was appointed special agent in charge of street railways for the 11th (1890 U.S. Census). His earlier work was done at the

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, where he became assistant professor (1891) and associate professor (1894) of history and sociology, and in 1899 professor of

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an history. In 1902 he was made associate professor of history in Leland Stanford Junior University, and in 1906, full

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of history at

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. His work is widely cited. He is best known for ''The Power of Ideals in American History'' (1913).

Bibliography

* ''The Control of the Purse in the United States Government'' (1894) * ''The Influence of Grenville on Pitt's Foreign Policy, 1787-1798'' (1904) * ''British Interests and Activities in Texas, 1838-1846'' (Albert Shaw Lectures, Johns Hopkins University, 1910) * ''Lord Ashburton and the Treaty of Washington'' (1912) * ''The Power of Ideals in American History'' (1913) * ''Great Britain and the American Civil War'' (2 vols.) (1925)www.gutenberg.org
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Ephraim Douglass Adams Papers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Ephraim Douglass American political writers American male non-fiction writers People from Decorah, Iowa University of Michigan alumni 1865 births 1930 deaths Stanford University Department of History faculty Educators from Iowa Historians from Iowa