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William Garrott Brown
1868–1913
An Alabama-born historian and essayist, he wrote with a sharp, thoughtful eye about the American South and national politics. His work is especially remembered for blending literary style with serious historical argument.
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Andrew Jackson
by William Garrott Brown
Stephen Arnold Douglas
by William Garrott Brown
About the author
Born in Marion, Alabama, on April 24, 1868, William Garrott Brown became known as a historian and essayist in the early twentieth century. Reliable reference sources describe him as a native of Alabama who later studied at Harvard, where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in history.
Brown is best remembered for The Lower South in American History, a collection that helped establish his reputation, and for biographies including studies of Stephen A. Douglas and Andrew Jackson. Accounts of his career also note his work at Harvard and his wide range as a writer on history, politics, and public life.
He died on October 20, 1913. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so a profile image is omitted here.