William Leach (historian) explained

William Leach is an American historian. He is professor emeritus of history at Columbia University.

Education

He received a BA from Rutgers in 1965 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1976.^[1]

Awards and honors

His book Land of Desire was a finalist for the 1993 National Book Award and received the Herbert Hoover Book Award from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.^[2]

Books

• Butterfly People. An American Encounter With the Beauty of the World (2013)^[3]
• Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life (1999)^[4]
• Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture (1993)^[5]
• True Love and Perfect Union: The Feminist Reform of Sex and Society (1980)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: columbia.edu. Leach, William. September 2, 2016.
2. Web site: Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture. National Book Foundation.
3. Web site: Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World by William R Leach . PublishersWeekly.com . 3 October 2023.
4. Web site: Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life by William Leach . PublishersWeekly.com . 3 October 2023.
5. Web site: Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by William Leach . PublishersWeekly.com . 3 October 2023.
6. Carol S. Lasser. Book review . The Journal of Interdisciplinary History . The MIT Press . 13 . 2 . 1982. 203135 . 375–377.