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Elisha Benjamin Andrews
1844–1917
A Civil War veteran who went on to become a prominent economist and university leader, he helped shape public debates about education, history, and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His career carried him from the pulpit and the classroom to the presidencies of major institutions including Brown University and the University of Nebraska.
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History of the United States, Volume 6
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
History of the United States, Volume 2
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
History of the United States, Volume 3
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
History of the United States, Volume 1
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
History of the United States, Volume 5
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
History of the United States, Volume 4
by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
About the author
Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, in 1844, Elisha Benjamin Andrews left school as a teenager to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war he completed his studies at Brown University and later at Newton Theological Institution, beginning a career that blended scholarship, teaching, and Baptist ministry.
Andrews became known as an economist, historian, and educator with a gift for public writing. He taught at Denison, served as president of Denison University, then returned to Brown as professor and later president. During his years at Brown, the university expanded significantly, with growth in enrollment, graduate study, and new opportunities for women students.
Later, he served as superintendent of schools in Chicago and then as chancellor of the University of Nebraska. Alongside his academic leadership, he wrote widely used books on economics and American history, building a reputation as a lively interpreter of national life and public policy. He died in 1917.