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'''Herbert Feis''' (born on June 7, 1893, in [[New York City]], died on March 2, 1972, in [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], FL) was an [[United States|American]] [[Author]] and former Economic Advisor for International Affairs to the Department of State in the [[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]] and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] administrations.
'''Herbert Feis''' (June 7, 1893 – March 2, 1972) was an American non-fiction writer and an Economic Advisor for International Affairs to the [[U.S. Department of State]] in the [[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]] and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] administrations.


Feis was the Author of some 13 books and won the Pulitzer Prize for History for his work, Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference (1960). The book was about the Potsdam Conference and the origins of the Cold War.
Feis wrote at least 13 published books and won the annual [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] in 1961 for one of them, ''Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference'' (Princeton University Press, 1960).<ref>[http://pulitzer.org/bycat/History "History"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-25.</ref> It features the [[Potsdam Conference]] and the origins of the [[Cold War]].


The Herbert Feis Prize is awarded annually by the American Historical Association, the pre-eminent professional society of historians, to recognize the recent work of public historians or independent scholars.
The Herbert Feis Prize is awarded annually by the [[American Historical Association]], the pre-eminent professional society of historians, to recognize the recent work of [[public historian]]s or [[independent scholar]]s.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Feis was born and raised on the lower east side of [[New York]] and graduated from [[Harvard University]]. He went on to marry the granddaughter of [[James Garfield]], the [[List of United States Presidents by age|20th president of the US]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.answers.com/topic/herbert-feis | title=Herbert Feis | year=2004 | publisher=American}}</ref>
Feis was born in New York City and raised on the [[Lower East Side]]. He graduated from [[Harvard University]] and went on to marry the granddaughter of [[James Garfield]], the [[List of United States Presidents by age|20th president of the US]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.answers.com/topic/herbert-feis | title=Herbert Feis | year=2004 |work=American Authors by Answers.com |publisher=Answers.com}}</ref>

He died in [[Winter Park, Florida]].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*Seen from E.A.: Three International Episodes (1947)
* ''Settlement of Wage Disputes'' (Macmillan, 1921) – his earliest work in the Library of Congress Catalog<!--External link-->
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* ''Seen from E.A.: Three International Episodes'' (1947)
* ''The Road to Pearl Harbor'' (1950)
* ''The Road to Pearl Harbor'' (1950)
* ''The China Tangle'' (1953)
* ''The China Tangle'' (1953)
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* ''Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference'' (1960)
* ''Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference'' (1960)
* ''Japan Subdued'' (1961)
* ''Japan Subdued'' (1961)
* ''Europe the World's Banker, 1870-1914'' (1964 - first published 1930)
* ''Europe the World's Banker, 1870–1914'' (1964 - first published 1930)
* ''The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II'' (1966)
* ''The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II'' (1966)
* ''The Spanish Story: Franco and the Nations at War'' (1966)
* ''The Spanish Story: Franco and the Nations at War'' (1966)
* ''Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin: The War They Waged and the Peace They Sought'' (1967)
* ''Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin: The War They Waged and the Peace They Sought'' (1967)
* ''From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1950'' (1970)
* ''From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1950'' (1970)
* ''The Changing Pattern of International Economic Affairs'' (1971)
* ''The Changing Pattern of International Economic Affairs'' (1971)
* ''Nineteen Thirty Three: Characters in Crisis'' (1976)
* ''Nineteen Thirty Three: Characters in Crisis'' (1976)
* ''Herbert Feis, Wilsonian Internationalism, and America's Technological-Democracy''(1993)
* ''Herbert Feis, Wilsonian Internationalism, and America's Technological-Democracy'' (1993)

==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{LCAuth|n50003382|Herbert Feis|37|}}


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Revision as of 20:19, 25 November 2013

Herbert Feis (June 7, 1893 – March 2, 1972) was an American non-fiction writer and an Economic Advisor for International Affairs to the U.S. Department of State in the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations.

Feis wrote at least 13 published books and won the annual Pulitzer Prize for History in 1961 for one of them, Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference (Princeton University Press, 1960).[1] It features the Potsdam Conference and the origins of the Cold War.

The Herbert Feis Prize is awarded annually by the American Historical Association, the pre-eminent professional society of historians, to recognize the recent work of public historians or independent scholars.

Biography

Feis was born in New York City and raised on the Lower East Side. He graduated from Harvard University and went on to marry the granddaughter of James Garfield, the 20th president of the US.[2]

He died in Winter Park, Florida.

Bibliography

[clarification needed]

  • Settlement of Wage Disputes (Macmillan, 1921) – his earliest work in the Library of Congress Catalog
  • Seen from E.A.: Three International Episodes (1947)
  • The Road to Pearl Harbor (1950)
  • The China Tangle (1953)
  • Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin (1957)
  • Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference (1960)
  • Japan Subdued (1961)
  • Europe the World's Banker, 1870–1914 (1964 - first published 1930)
  • The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II (1966)
  • The Spanish Story: Franco and the Nations at War (1966)
  • Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin: The War They Waged and the Peace They Sought (1967)
  • From Trust to Terror: The Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1950 (1970)
  • The Changing Pattern of International Economic Affairs (1971)
  • Nineteen Thirty Three: Characters in Crisis (1976)
  • Herbert Feis, Wilsonian Internationalism, and America's Technological-Democracy (1993)

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. ^ "Herbert Feis". American Authors by Answers.com. Answers.com. 2004.

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