Vernon Louis Parrington Writer

Vernon Louis Parrington (August 3, 1871 – June 16, 1929) was an American literary historian and scholar. His three-volume history of American letters, Main Currents in American Thought, won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1928 and was one of the most influential books for American historians of its time.

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Vernon Louis Parrington
Birth dateAugust 03, 1871
Birth place
Aurora Illinois
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJune 16, 1929
Place of death
England , Gloucestershire , Winchcombe

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