Joshua Brown (historian)

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  • Who Built America? Volume 1: To 1877; Working People and the Nation's History, Authors Christopher Clark, American Social History Project, Nancy Hewitt, Joshua Brown, David Jaffee, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007, ISBN   978-0-312-44691-8
  • Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction, Authors Eric Foner, Joshua Brown, Random House, Inc., 2006, ISBN   978-0-375-70274-7
  • Beyond the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America, University of California Press, 2006, ISBN   978-0-520-24814-4
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    References

    1. "Joshua Brown". Web.gc.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
    2. "Joshua Brown". Joshbrownnyc.com. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
    3. Andrea Vásquez (2010-04-13). "Josh Brown Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship! | Now and Then: an American Social History Project blog". Ashp.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
    4. "Joshua Brown - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
    Joshua Brown
    NationalityAmerican
    Academic background
    Alma mater City College of New York
    Columbia University