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David H. Burton
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David H. Burton was an American Historian and professor of History at [[St. Joseph's University]] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
==Life and Education==
Burton was a [[World War II]] combat veteran in the Army's 334th Infantry and was awarded both the [[Purple Heart]] & [[Bronze Star]] for his service.<ref></ref>
After the war, he earned a degree in History from [[University of Scranton]], before earning both an MA, PhD in History from [[Georgetown University]]. He joined the faculty of St. Joseph's University in 1953 where he taught for over 50 years.
==Career and Legacy==
A historian of American presidents and the [[Progressive Era]], Burton authored over 17 books, including biographies of [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[William Howard Taft]], [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]], and [[Clara Barton]]. In his work, he argued for a cross-cultural approach to the study of American history, often contexualizing notable historical figures in American history via their contemporaries.
Across his career, Burton was awarded fellowships by the [[American Philosophical Society]], [[Earhart Foundation]], and was also a Winston Churchill Traveling Fellow of the English-Speaking Union. His edited volume, ''American history--British historians: a cross-cultural approach to the American experience''', was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1976, and his book, ''The Learned presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson'', was named one of the outstanding academic books of 1988 by a division of the [[American Library Association]]<ref></ref>.
St. Joseph's University established the David H. Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition for his contribution to the History department over his fifty years as a professor there. <ref></ref>.
David Burton is the father of noted historian of British history and empire, [[Antoinette Burton]].
==Selected Books==
* 1972. ''Theodore Roosevelt''. New York: Twayne Publishers.
* 1973. ''Theodore Roosevelt and his English correspondents: a special relationship of friends''. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
* 1977. ''Saint Joseph's College: a family portrait, 1851-1976''. Philadelphia: Saint Joseph's College Press.(With Frank Gerrity).
* 1978. ''American history--British historians: a cross-cultural approach to the American experience''. Chicago: Nelson-Hall.
* 1979. ''Oliver Wendell Holmes, what manner of liberal?'' Huntington, N.Y.: R. E. Krieger Pub. Co
* 1986. ''William Howard Taft, in the public service''. Malabar, Fla: R.E. Krieger Pub. Co.
* 1989. ''The Learned presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson''. Rutherford [etc]: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
* 1990. ''An Anglo-American Plutarch''. Lanham, Md: University Press of America.
* 1995. ''Clara Barton: in the service of humanity''. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.
* 1997. ''Theodore Roosevelt, American politician: an assessment''. Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
* 2007. ''Animating history: the biographical pulse''. Philadelphia, Pa: Saint Joseph's University Press.
==References==
[[Category:Georgetown University alumni]]
[[Category:Historians of the United States]]
==Life and Education==
Burton was a [[World War II]] combat veteran in the Army's 334th Infantry and was awarded both the [[Purple Heart]] & [[Bronze Star]] for his service.<ref></ref>
After the war, he earned a degree in History from [[University of Scranton]], before earning both an MA, PhD in History from [[Georgetown University]]. He joined the faculty of St. Joseph's University in 1953 where he taught for over 50 years.
==Career and Legacy==
A historian of American presidents and the [[Progressive Era]], Burton authored over 17 books, including biographies of [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[William Howard Taft]], [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]], and [[Clara Barton]]. In his work, he argued for a cross-cultural approach to the study of American history, often contexualizing notable historical figures in American history via their contemporaries.
Across his career, Burton was awarded fellowships by the [[American Philosophical Society]], [[Earhart Foundation]], and was also a Winston Churchill Traveling Fellow of the English-Speaking Union. His edited volume, ''American history--British historians: a cross-cultural approach to the American experience''', was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1976, and his book, ''The Learned presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson'', was named one of the outstanding academic books of 1988 by a division of the [[American Library Association]]<ref></ref>.
St. Joseph's University established the David H. Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition for his contribution to the History department over his fifty years as a professor there. <ref></ref>.
David Burton is the father of noted historian of British history and empire, [[Antoinette Burton]].
==Selected Books==
* 1972. ''Theodore Roosevelt''. New York: Twayne Publishers.
* 1973. ''Theodore Roosevelt and his English correspondents: a special relationship of friends''. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
* 1977. ''Saint Joseph's College: a family portrait, 1851-1976''. Philadelphia: Saint Joseph's College Press.(With Frank Gerrity).
* 1978. ''American history--British historians: a cross-cultural approach to the American experience''. Chicago: Nelson-Hall.
* 1979. ''Oliver Wendell Holmes, what manner of liberal?'' Huntington, N.Y.: R. E. Krieger Pub. Co
* 1986. ''William Howard Taft, in the public service''. Malabar, Fla: R.E. Krieger Pub. Co.
* 1989. ''The Learned presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson''. Rutherford [etc]: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
* 1990. ''An Anglo-American Plutarch''. Lanham, Md: University Press of America.
* 1995. ''Clara Barton: in the service of humanity''. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.
* 1997. ''Theodore Roosevelt, American politician: an assessment''. Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
* 2007. ''Animating history: the biographical pulse''. Philadelphia, Pa: Saint Joseph's University Press.
==References==
[[Category:Georgetown University alumni]]
[[Category:Historians of the United States]]
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