Robert V. Remini
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Robert Vincent Remini is a historian
and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago
. He is the author of numerous works about President Andrew Jackson
and the Jacksonian Era.
He received his B.S. from Fordham University
in 1943 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University
(1947 and 1951, respectively). He is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago
. He won the National Book Award
for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson
, and he has also written biographies of Henry Clay
, John Quincy Adams
, Martin van Buren
, Joseph Smith
and Daniel Webster
.
On April 28, 2005, Remini was appointed the Historian of the United States House of Representatives
.
His most recent work is At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union (2010).
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...
and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
. He is the author of numerous works about President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
and the Jacksonian Era.
He received his B.S. from Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
in 1943 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(1947 and 1951, respectively). He is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
. He won the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
, and he has also written biographies of Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
, John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
, Martin van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....
, Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.Joseph Smith may also refer to:-Latter Day Saints:* Joseph Smith, Sr. , father of Joseph Smith...
and Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
.
On April 28, 2005, Remini was appointed the Historian of the United States House of Representatives
Historian of the United States House of Representatives
The Historian of the United States House of Representatives is an official appointed by the United States House of Representatives to study and document its past....
.
His most recent work is At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union (2010).
Selected works
- Andrew Jackson and the Bank War (1967)
- Andrew Jackson (1969)
- The Life of Andrew Jackson (1988)
- Vol. 1 The Course of American Empire (1767–1821) (1977)
- Vol. 2 The Course of American Freedom (1822–1832) (1981)
- Vol. 3 The Course of American Democracy (1833–1845) (1984)
- The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson (1985)
- The Jacksonian Era (1989)
- Henry Clay: Statesman of the Union (1993)
- Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time (1997)
- The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory (1999)
- Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars (2001)
- John Quincy Adams (2002)
- Joseph Smith (2002)
- The House: The History of the House of Representatives (2006)
- Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party
- Great Generals Series: Andrew Jackson, A Biography (2008)
- A Short History of the United States