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Ephraim Douglass Adams
1865–1930
A respected American historian and teacher, he wrote widely on the Civil War era and on British-American relations. His work helped shape early twentieth-century scholarship at Stanford and beyond.
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Great Britain and the American Civil War
by Ephraim Douglass Adams
About the author
Born in Decorah, Iowa, in 1865, Ephraim Douglass Adams studied at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1887 and earning his Ph.D. in 1890. He taught at the University of Kansas before joining Stanford, where he built a long career as a historian and educator.
At Stanford, Adams first taught European history, then moved into recent American history and British-American relations. He later led the history department and became known as a strong teacher as well as a serious scholar.
His books include The Influence of Grenville on Pitt's Foreign Policy, 1787–1798 and British Interests and Activities in Texas, 1838–1846. Remembered as an expert on the American Civil War and Anglo-American affairs, he died in Stanford, California, in 1930.