H. W. Brands
H.W. Brands | |
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Brands at the 2012 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | August 7, 1953 Portland, Oregon, U.S |
| Children | Hal Brands |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert A. Divine |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | American history |
| Institutions | |
| Main interests | American history |
Henry William Brands Jr. (born August 7, 1953) is an American historian. He holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD in history in 1985. He has authored more than thirty books on U.S. history. His works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.