Clement Eaton
Encyclopedia
Clement Eaton was an U.S.
historian
who specialized in the American South.
He received his education from the University of North Carolina
and Harvard University
. He was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College
from 1931 to 1942 and then a faculty member of the University of Kentucky
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
who specialized in the American South.
He received his education from the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He was chair of the History Department at Lafayette College
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
from 1931 to 1942 and then a faculty member of the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
.
Selected writings
- History of the Old South: The Emergence of a Reluctant Nation
- A History of the Southern Confederacy
- The Freedom-of-Thought Struggle in the Old South
- The Growth of Southern Civilization, 1790-1860
- Mind of the Old South
- Henry Clay and the Art of American Politics
- The Waning of the Old South Civilization 1860-1880, Univ. of Geo press, 1969
External links
- Inventory of the Clement Eaton Recollections, in the Southern Historical CollectionSouthern Historical CollectionThe Southern Historical Collection is a repository of distinct archival collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which document the culture and history of the American South...
, UNC-Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...