John Chester Miller (1907-1991) was a US historian who wrote of the American Revolution and its prominent figures. His books were well received. Born in

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, he studied at

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for a year before transferring to Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1930. Encouraged by

Samuel Eliot Morison Samuel Eliot Morison (July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and ta ...

to change his postgraduate focus to history, he received master's and doctoral degrees in that field during the 1930s. He taught at

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and at

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Bibliography

* ''Sam Adams, Pioneer in Propaganda.'' Stanford University Press, 1936. . * ''Crisis in Freedom: The Alien and Sedition Acts.''

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, 1951. . * ''Alexander Hamilton: Portrait in Paradox.'' Harper, 1959. * ''Origins of the American Revolution: With a New Introd, and a Bibliography.'' Stanford University Press, 1959. . * ''The Federalist Era 1789-1801''.

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, 1960. . * ''The Wolf by the Ears: Thomas Jefferson and Slavery.'' Published with the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, University Press of Virginia, 1991. .

Reviews

* ''The Wolf by the Ears.'' Indiana Museum of History

* ''Crisis in Freedom: The Alien and Sedition Acts.''

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* ''The Federalist Era''.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, John Chester 1907 births 1991 deaths Harvard University alumni 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers Bryn Mawr College faculty Stanford University faculty University of Puget Sound alumni 20th-century American male writers