James Henretta Explained

James Henretta
Birth Name:	James A. Henretta
Birth Date:	18 November 1940
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Swarthmore College Harvard University
Occupation:	Historian

James A. Henretta (born November 18, 1940) is an American historian.^{[1] [2]} He is a Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Maryland, College Park.^[3] Henretta is a Fulbright Scholar, and has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.^[4]

He graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard University.

Selected works

• Documents for America's History, Volume 1: To 1877
• America: A Concise History
• Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass
• Evolution and Revolution
• "Salutary Neglect": Colonial Administration Under the Duke of Newcastle^[5]
• The Evolution of American Society, 1700-1815: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
• Documents to Accompany America's History, Volume I: To 1877

Notes and References

1. Web site: James A. Henretta is an American historian : One video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1995 Video Magazine. C-span.org. July 18, 2017.
2. Web site: Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n86140694. lccn.loc.gov. en. October 26, 2018.
3. Web site: James A. Henretta. Macmillanlearning.com. July 18, 2017.
4. Web site: henretta - History Department. History.umd.edu. July 18, 2017.
5. Perkins . Edwin J. . Forty years of "Salutary Neglect": a retrospective . Reviews in American History . 2012 . 40 . 3 . 370–375 . 10.1353/rah.2012.0059 . 41678577 . 143784796 . March 9, 2021 . 0048-7511.