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Hal Bridges
HAL BRIDGES (1919-2010) was Professor Emeritus of History of the University of California. Born in 1919, the son of Harold Bridges, editor and publisher of the Luling Signal, in Luling, Texas, and ...view moreHAL BRIDGES (1919-2010) was Professor Emeritus of History of the University of California. Born in 1919, the son of Harold Bridges, editor and publisher of the Luling Signal, in Luling, Texas, and Lyda Lois King, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism. He then served in World War II as a finance officer for five years, earning the rank of Major. Dr. Bridges received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and was the author of three acclaimed scholarly books: Iron Millionaire: The Life of Charlemagne Tower (1952), Lee’s Maverick General: Daniel Harvey Hill (1961), and American Mysticism: From William James to Zen (1970). Additionally, he wrote countless articles and reviews dealing with the Civil War for the New York Times Book Review, the American Historical Review, and the Saturday Review. On his 90th birthday, he published his first novel, Lincoln and the Single Eye: A Tale of Mysticism, the Presidency, Love and Murder in Wartime Washington. He passed away in Cottonwood, Arizona on March 8, 2010, aged 91.
ALLAN NEVINS (1890-1971) was one of America’s leading historians, whose insights into the past of the American scene provided stimulation and enlightenment for many. Born on May 20, 1890 in Camp Point, Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois where he earned his M.A. in English in 1913. He then joined the History faculty of Columbia University, where he remained for decades until his mandatory retirement as Professor Emeritus of American History in 1958. He later became a full-time editor and writer and won two Pulitzer prizes, the Scribner Centenary prize, and the Bancroft prize. He died in San Mateo, California on March 5, 1971, aged 80.view less